Sweden seems to be causing some irritation, while I have no human contact I can go in the field and pat cows on their black and white backs, i assume there will be no cross infection.
"If Sweden Succeeds, Lockdowns Will All Have Been for Nothing
"Sweden is like the control in an experiment. No wonder the lockdown enthusiasts sound so tetchy"......
"It is important to stress that Sweden is not being insouciant. Its people have been told to work from home if they can and to avoid unnecessary contact. Sports fixtures and meetings of more than 50 people are banned. Cafés can serve customers at tables, but not at the bar. Many Swedes, especially the elderly, are isolating themselves by choice. Personal spending, measured by bank card transactions, is down 30 per cent – though, by comparison, the fall in Norway is 66 per cent and in Finland 70 per cent.
“I was sceptical at first”, a friend in the southern county of Blekinge tells me. “But every day I feel more confident. Our public health people look like they made the right call”.
Most Swedes agree with her. According to the pollster Novus, 76 per cent support the public health agency.
“It’s bad news for us politically,” a Rightist MP admits. “The socialist government is up 21 points. But I am a patriot, and I want what is best for my country. I criticise ministers for not helping small businesses. But I don’t criticise them for sticking to the science when other countries gave in to populism.”