Sweden queries basis of lockdowns as Germany keeps its guard up

Looser regime means Sweden is better placed to face second wave, says chief epidemiologist

Sweden questioned the scientific basis of other EU countries’ strict coronavirus lockdowns as Germany said its number of cases needed to fall from about 2,000 to a few hundred a day before it could ease restrictions further.

As several European countries continued to cautiously lift lockdowns, sending children back to school and reopening some shops and businesses, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said their original measures looked difficult to justify.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2xMOe7j

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