Is Sweden’s approach to covid-19 wise or reckless?
Its avoidance of a hard lockdown is unusual, but Swedes think it is working
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AS BLEARY-EYED Europeans squint in the sun, freshly released from coronavirus lockdowns, worries about a second wave of infections are on everybody’s mind. Life cannot return completely to normal until a vaccine is available. What sort of semi-normal life might work in the meantime is the big question. Sweden may hold the answer.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "The Swedish way"
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