Sweden

In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, many countries imposed lockdown restrictions on public life, prompting the closure of schools, restaurants and businesses deemed non essential.But Sweden did something different. Instead of imposing strict social-distancing policies like most of the world, Sweden aimed at keeping public life as open as possible, allowing…

Swedish officials instituted a "voluntary" lockdown. April 22, 2020, 3:35 PM5 min readSTOCKHOLM -- After weeks of lockdown in the U.K., seeing people out in Stockholm‘s restaurants and bars enjoying some blissfully sunny weather has been a welcome shock to the system. But Sweden’s approach to the novel coronavirus is a controversial one. It does…

Its neighbors closed borders, schools, bars and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic swept through Europe, but Sweden went against the grain by keeping public life as unrestricted as possible.The strategy — aimed at allowing some exposure to the virus in order to build immunity among the general population while protecting high-risk groups like the elderly — has…

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - While much of Europe remained in lockdown, students played table tennis and made weekend plans at Kunskapsskolan, one of many Swedish schools kept open in a country that bucked the global trend of severe shutdowns to fight the coronavirus pandemic. People get lunch and enjoy good weather at the Humlegarden park during…

Clubs in top two leagues agree date to try to start season ‘The ambition is still to play games with fans at stadiums’ Djurgården celebrate winning the 2019 title. The 2020 season was due to start in April. Photograph: Michael Campanella/Getty Images The top two leagues in Sweden have announced that they hope to get…