Sweden is sticking to its bizarre, US-like approach to the coronavirus. Predictably, it’s not going well.
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said repeatedly in the spring that Stockholm would soon reach herd immunity, but it has been hard hit again in the second wave.
Bjorn Eriksson, Stockholm’s director of healthcare, said this week that the region had only one intensive care bed vacant. “It cannot be worth this for after-work drinks, to do Christmas shopping or meet people outside your household. The consequences are awful.”