Posted on 10/25/2020 12:18:03 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Health authorities in Sweden have refused to follow the rest of Europe by imposing new coronavirus lockdown measures on their population, arguing that those beset by loneliness and misery of being isolated have suffered enough.
Despite Sweden mirroring other countries on the continent with rising coronavirus infections, the government has held firm in refusing to lockdown its population, weighing the untold misery and health impacts of isolation against the threat of COVID-19.
“The elderly, they said, have suffered enough,” writes Fraser Nelson. “They have spent months being advised to avoid public transport, shopping malls and other parts of everyday life. And the result? Loneliness. Misery. This is more than unpleasant: it quickly translates into depression, mental health issues and mortality. “We cannot only think about infection control,” said Lena Hallengren, Sweden’s health minister, “we also need to think about public health.” An important distinction: focus on Covid to the exclusion of other conditions and you risk lives.”
Hallengren’s 21 page report also uncovered a “decline in mental health” that was “likely to worsen the longer the recommendations remain in place,” leading officials to lift lockdown restrictions that previously applied to over-70s.
After deciding to take a “herd immunity” approach to COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic, Sweden was roundly condemned for not following the harsh lockdowns imposed by virtually every other major European country.
However, as Newsweek acknowledged, Sweden’s COVID-19 death rate is lower than those of Spain, the UK and Italy, countries which all imposed draconian lockdowns.
Unlike the rest of the continent, Sweden’s economy is also in a far better position to make a swifter recovery.
The country’s senior epidemiologist Anders Tengell has also criticized the wearing of face masks as “very dangerous” because it gives a false sense of security but does not effectively stem the spread of the virus.
“Who won’t wear the ribbon?”
Easy for them to say, they don’t have an election to “fix”.
Who would have thought semi-socialist Sweden would be the most freedom loving country in the west? Good for them! They actually see clearly!
What is the cost of living there? Sounds like paradise that used to be the USA. Smart intelligent and loaded with common sense.
Sounds good on this issue, but Sweden has been hopelessly soft on Muslim immigration.
Yup!
Great courage Sweden! May YHVH (God) be with you and protect you from the ravaging human delusion.
I was not a Seinfeld watcher, so the reference was lost on me. I looked it up, and it is worth 2 minutes of time for people like me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc
So go start your own thread on the subject.
Swedish values and those of anyone who bothered to sign up for FR are polar opposites on a whole host of issues.
Hindsight is going to view Covid far different than we do even now. The dangers of a “one-size fits all” approach should be the contrast of this election. Different demographic groups clearly have different risks and vulnerabilities. Different states and even regions within those states have clearly had different outcomes.
I actually thought President Trump might have had his best answer in the debate on this subject.
Biden - one size fits all and the government will enforce it
Trump - every place is different and the people are equipped to decide for themselves
Bingo!
All they have are cold dark days, fermented fish and stinky cheese, let them have sauna, nekkid babes and hootch.
Would never have thought that Sweden would show this kind of common sense.
Easy for them to say, they don’t have an election to “fix”.
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Nailed it.
Sweden and sanity seem so out of place together.
Good
Besides viruses mutate and as they do the effects weaken at the same time that transmission becomes easier
Licking people up only kills people
Does anyone know what happened to WesternCulture?
I’d love to drink to his honor now.
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