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I’ll be curious to see where Sweden, Norway, Finland, etc. are a year from now. I suspect the death totals won’t be that different by then. This whole lockdown was sold as a way to avoid having the healthcare system overwhelmed and it makes sense that you don’t want people who could live instead dying because there’s no room in the hospital or not the right equipment or medicines for them.

But I haven’t heard anything about Sweden’s healthcare system being overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases, so I’m going to guess that the people who have died were going to die either way. It’s unfortunate, but the reality is some people will definitely die of this thing no matter what. Even in full lockdown mode, the US has seen upwards of 80,000 people die. I think Sweden may have found a better balance between keeping the economy moving and keeping the healthcare system able to function effectively, but only time will tell if that’s actually true.

Where are your links comparing infection and deaths rates to the UK Italy Spain Belgium New York State and New Jersey which are all far worse off than Sweden.