It might be called a success if you don't care about all of the deaths... (Reply #19)

In the discussion thread: Sweden Says Controversial Covid-19 Strategy Is Proving Effective [View all]

Sun Apr 19, 2020, 04:00 PM

19. It might be called a success if you don't care about all of the deaths...

and I suspect that Mr Tegnell doesn't really care all that much, given some of his comments along the way. (He rationalized the deaths being as high as they were at one point because the figures included nursing home deaths. Those pesky old people.)

Right now, Sweden's deaths per 1 million of their population is 152. That is the 11th highest number in the world, per worldometers. (The US number is 121.) They are in the 21st position in the world in terms of the number of cases.

Compared to their immediate neighbors as of April 19, 2020, 18:38 GMT:

Cases - Deaths - Deaths per 1 million
Denmark 7,242 - 346 - 61
Finland 3,681 - 90 - 17
Norway 7,036 - 164 - 30
Sweden 13,822 - 1,511 - 152

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36 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sweden Says Controversial Covid-19 Strategy Is Proving Effective [View all]	killaphill	Apr 2020	OP
very interesting experiment	AlexSFCA	Apr 2020	#1
The Republicans are going to jump on the	doc03	Apr 2020	#2
Republicans don't act responsibly	IggleDuer	Apr 2020	#9
Exactly. We'd never be able to count on them to follow intelligent instructions.	Nay	Apr 2020	#18
In a hypocrital way, perhaps	moonseller66	Apr 2020	#32
Republicans will do it completely differently and claim it's the same	IronLionZion	Apr 2020	#3
At the cost of how many lives?	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2020	#4
Swedish mortality rate is over 10% of known cases. Very bad for advanced healthcare system	Bernardo de La Paz	Apr 2020	#7
This message was self-deleted by its author	LisaL	Apr 2020	#13
Check your subject line. nt	tblue37	Apr 2020	#20
Thanks.	LisaL	Apr 2020	#22
You're welcome. Autocorrect is a nasty little gremlin. nt	tblue37	Apr 2020	#24
They also have high death rate per capita.	LisaL	Apr 2020	#23
BTW, you can edit your posts. You don't have to delete & repost like on Twitter.	tblue37	Apr 2020	#25
And the Swedish population may suffer lifelong complications from the herd immunity.	iemitsu	Apr 2020	#29
plus, they're being lax with safety guidelines for nursing homes	eShirl	Apr 2020	#8
Health care and College education are free. Leading to a higher % of educated adults.	cayugafalls	Apr 2020	#5
Their infection and death rates are pitiful compared to their neighbors.	defacto7	Apr 2020	#21
This may work for Sweden but would never work in the U.S.	sdfernando	Apr 2020	#6
It isn't even working all that well for Sweden. See above posts.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2020	#10
It didn't exactly work for Sweden either.	LisaL	Apr 2020	#12
Effective?	PSPS	Apr 2020	#11
Their death rate is actually five times Norway's - 152/pmp vs. 30.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Apr 2020	#14
Thanks, but I'll pass on that version of "effective."	PSPS	Apr 2020	#16
There are many differences between Sweden and the US	chowder66	Apr 2020	#15
Cultural differences have played a big part in variances in country's success w/ covid... nt	Blasphemer	Apr 2020	#17
It might be called a success if you don't care about all of the deaths...	Princess Turandot	Apr 2020	#19
They're on a plateau because they're not testing	DrToast	Apr 2020	#26
Exactly. How would they even know if they are anywhere near herd immunity?	LisaL	Apr 2020	#30
Sweden's lethality rate is 150/million. Norway's is 30/million.	TygrBright	Apr 2020	#27
I've learned that people call races in the first 10% of the time,	Igel	Apr 2020	#28
One thing for sure	DENVERPOPS	Apr 2020	#34
Sweden sees new surge in coronavirus cases with 613 more infections, up from 482 yesterday	TomCADem	Apr 2020	#31
Don't believe	Rebl2	Apr 2020	#33
But Swedes already socially distance a LOT -- 50% live alone.	SunSeeker	Apr 2020	#35
k & r n/t	w0nderer	Apr 2020	#36

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