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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="23050" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sweden">Sweden</keyword> recorded the most <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> <keyword id="6419711" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Deaths">deaths</keyword> in <keyword id="28249" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="europe">Europe</keyword> per capita over the last week, according to data from <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-deaths-per-million-7-day-average">Our World In Data</a>, an online research publication based at the University of Oxford.</li><li>The data, first reported on by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-casualties-idUSKBN22V26A">Reuters</a>, indicates that although Sweden's coronavirus cases are declining overall, the country's relaxed lockdown measures have seen its average daily number of per capita coronavirus cases within the last week climb above its European counterparts.</li><li>Sweden never issued a formal coronavirus lockdown and has instead encouraged citizens to stay home when they're sick and maintain social distancing when in public.</li><li>Johan Giesecke, Sweden's former chief epidemiologist and current health advisor to the World Health Organization, told Business Insider that while Sweden's relaxed policy has not yet been successful in curbing its <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> outbreak, it will in the future. </li></ul>Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the last seven-day period, according to data from <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-deaths-per-million-7-day-average">Our World In Data</a>, an online research publication based at the University of Oxford.The data, first reported on by <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-casualties-idUSKBN22V26A">Reuters</a>, indicates that although Sweden's coronavirus cases are declining overall, the country's relaxed measures have seen its average daily per capita death toll climb above its European counterparts within the last seven days.According to the number of confirmed daily deaths per million inhabitants on a rolling seven-day average, Sweden had 6.25 deaths between May 12 and May 19. Comparatively, the United Kingdom averaged 5.75 deaths per million, Belgium averaged 4.6 deaths per million, France averaged 3.49 deaths per million, and Italy averaged 3 deaths per million over the same seven-day period. While Sweden has recorded fewer overall coronavirus cases than Italy and Germany — more than 30,000 cases and over 3,700 deaths — Sweden's per capita coronavirus death toll is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-per-capita-death-rate-among-highest-2020-5">among the highest in the world</a>. Sweden never issued a formal lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak began sweeping through Europe over the last few months. Instead, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-strategy-explained-culture-of-trust-and-obedience-2020-4">the country's coronavirus model</a> relies on personal responsibility and encourages citizens to stay home when they're sick and maintain social distancing when in public. Most businesses, restaurants, bars, and schools have remained open, though gatherings of more than t 50 people were <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-gatherings/sweden-bans-public-gatherings-of-more-than-50-people-pm-idUSKBN21E1XY">banned in late March</a>.Johan Giesecke, Sweden's former chief epidemiologist and current health advisor to the World Health Organization, has defended Sweden's policy and said that countrywide lockdowns merely delay the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, which are inevitable."There is very little we can do to prevent this spread," he wrote in a piece in a piece for the <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31035-7/fulltext">Lancet medical journal</a> earlier this month."A lockdown might delay severe cases for a while, but once restrictions are eased, cases will reappear," he wrote. "I expect that when we count the number of deaths from COVID-19 in each country in one year from now, the figures will be similar, regardless of measures taken," he added.Giesecke told Business Insider that Sweden's controversial policy has not yet been successful in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, but says it will in the future.He added that he predicts that Sweden's case count and death toll will continue to rise in the coming weeks, but said the country "is on the downward slope." "When countries with a lockdown open up, they will get their cases," he said. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-most-coronavirus-deaths-europe-per-capita-report-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita over the last week, according to data

<ul><li>Herd Immunity is a benchmark which is reached when the majority of the population develops resistance to a contagious disease </li><li>There are more experts chiming in and pointing to the fact that countries should not bank on the development of herd immunity to fight coronavirus — especially young countries like India. </li><li><keyword id="3995775" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ashish-jha">Ashish Jha</keyword>, a Harvard Professor, told <keyword id="5268" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rahul-Gandhi">Rahul Gandhi</keyword> that herd immunity is a terrible idea. </li><li>Previously, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has also warned that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/the-who-made-a-thinly-veiled-dig-at-swedens-loose-coronavirus-lockdown-saying-humans-are-not-herds-and-old-people-are-not-disposable/articleshow/75685574.cms">it is “dangerous” to believe </a>that countries which did not implement strict measures to control the virus will develop herd immunity. </li></ul>As the number of coronavirus infections increases rapidly, scientists and health experts are clear that herd immunity isn’t going to bail the world from this deadly pandemic. Herd Immunity is a benchmark which is reached when the majority of the population develops resistance to a contagious disease — thereby developing antibodies that can immune the humans and prevent spread of the virus. There are more experts chiming in and pointing to the fact that countries should not bank on the development of herd immunity to fight coronavirus — especially young countries like India. “We are finding that even healthy and young people are getting very ill. We can’t be cavalier about this. We have to protect these people. Herd immunity in India is a terrible idea as millions will die, even young people,” Ashish Jha, professor of Global Health at the TH Chan School of Public Health and Director, Harvard Global Health institute told Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a live chat. Jha said COVID-19 is here to stay for more than a year and called for aggressive testing to prevent its spread. However, he exuded confidence that a vaccine for coronavirus will be available by 2021. Previously, WHO Executive Director for Health Emergencies Mike Ryan has also warned that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/the-who-made-a-thinly-veiled-dig-at-swedens-loose-coronavirus-lockdown-saying-humans-are-not-herds-and-old-people-are-not-disposable/articleshow/75685574.cms">it is “dangerous” to believe </a>that countries which did not implement strict measures to control the virus will develop herd immunity. Yet another WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan cited global data to warn that the <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/herd-immunity-is-still-far-global-data/story-YC1wm9ctrOcziPyKVwCAcM.html">population immune to coronavirus is too low to be called herd immunity</a>. “Based on data from many countries that have done sero surveys, it is clear that only a small proportion of 5%-10% people have been exposed to this virus. It will be difficult to achieve herd immunity without a vaccine, the number of people who get ill or die may be unacceptably high,” s<a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/herd-immunity-is-still-far-global-data/story-YC1wm9ctrOcziPyKVwCAcM.html">aid Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization. </a> According to experts including Ashish Jha aggressive testing is the only solution which can help India contain coronavirus — as it will identify the most vulnerable ones in the country. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/french-president-emmanuel-macrons-residence-gets-bengaluru-startups-coronaoven-which-sanitizes-everything-in-10-minutes/articleshow/76034831.cms">French President Emmanuel Macron’s residence gets Bengaluru startup’s CoronaOven – which sanitizes everything in 10 minutes</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/hacking-aarogya-setu-can-win-you-1-lakh-to-3-lakh-through-the-indian-governments-bug-bounty-programme/articleshow/76030048.cms">Hacking Aarogya Setu can win you ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh through the Indian government’s ‘bug bounty’ programme</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Swedish officials praised the success of the country's lockdown-free <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> strategy on Tuesday, saying the relaxed policies had helped slow the transmission of <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword>.</li><li>"Transmission is slowing down, the treatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care is decreasing significantly, and the rising <keyword id="6355784" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="death">death</keyword> toll curve has been flattened," Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said at a press briefing.</li><li>But the wider picture of the country's coronavirus response is a bit more complicated.</li><li>Some Swedish experts have said the country's methods will eventually yield positive results, while others have acknowledged serious pitfalls in the risky strategy.</li></ul>Swedish officials defended the country's lockdown-free coronavirus strategy on Tuesday, saying it had managed to slow the spread of COVID-19.<keyword id="23050" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sweden">Sweden</keyword> never issued a formal lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-strategy-explained-culture-of-trust-and-obedience-2020-4">the country's coronavirus model</a> relies on personal responsibility and encourages citizens to stay home when they're sick and maintain social distancing when in public. Most businesses, restaurants, bars, and schools have remained open, though gatherings of more than 50 people were <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sweden-gatherings/sweden-bans-public-gatherings-of-more-than-50-people-pm-idUSKBN21E1XY">banned in late March</a>.At a press briefing in Stockholm on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Ann Linde touted the successes of the country's policies."Transmission is slowing down, the treatment of COVID-19 patients in intensive care is decreasing significantly, and the rising death toll curve has been flattened," she said, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/bb34a81da7d84cd64672b7a72aacdbea">Associated Press</a>. "There is no full lockdown of Sweden, but many parts of the Swedish society have shut down."But the wider picture of the country's coronavirus response is a bit more complicated.As of Tuesday, Sweden had recorded more than 34,440 cases and 4,125 deaths. According to <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">Johns Hopkins University data</a>, the country's number of daily new coronavirus cases has seen sporadic spikes and drops since Sweden recorded its first case in late February.According to the AP, the country is reporting one of the highest mortality rates from the virus of any country, with about 40 deaths per 100,000 people. The country's unemployment rate stands at 7.9% and is expected to continue to rise.And figures from <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-deaths-per-million-7-day-average">Our World In Data</a>, an online research publication based at the University of Oxford, indicated that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-most-coronavirus-deaths-europe-per-capita-report-2020-5">Sweden recorded the most coronavirus deaths in Europe per capita</a> over the seven days from May 12 to May 19.<h2>Experts are split on whether Sweden's strategy is working</h2><div type="image" title="Sweden coronavirus" height="900" width="1800" msid="76023747" hostid="261"></div>Johan Giesecke, Sweden's former chief epidemiologist who is now a health adviser to the World Health Organization, told Business Insider that Sweden's policy had not yet been successful in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak in the country but would in the future.He predicted that Sweden's case count and death toll would continue to rise in the coming weeks but said the country was "on the downward slope.""When countries with a lockdown open up, they will get their cases," he said.Other Swedish officials have acknowledged serious shortfalls in the risky strategy.In April, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-sweden-lockdown-scientists-restrictions-2020-4">more than 2,000</a> Swedish scientists signed open letters urging the country to reconsider a lockdown.Sweden's former state epidemiologist Annika Linde told the <a href="https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/annika-linde-en-manads-stangning-hade-gett-oss-tid/">local newspaper Dagens Nyheter</a> on Tuesday that the country's coronavirus response "maybe hasn't been the smartest in every respect.""If we had to do this over again, I think we should have imposed significantly tougher restrictions from the beginning," she told the outlet. "We should have known how underprepared we were in healthcare, and elder care. A shutdown could have given us a chance to prepare ourselves, think things through, and radically slow the spread of infection."Sweden's foreign minister acknowledged criticism of Sweden's policies in her Tuesday briefing and encouraged experts to continue to voice their opinions."We have freedom of speech in Sweden," she said.Still, she remained confident that Sweden's actions would cultivate success in curbing the virus in the long term."This is not a sprint, it's a marathon," she said.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-praises-coronavirus-strategy-despite-high-death-rate-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

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