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Sweden and the virus: What was the Swedish government's approach to the pandemic, and how was it received in Sweden?
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Sweden and the virus: What was the Swedish government's approach to the pandemic, and how was it received in Sweden?

Tore Ellingsen and Jesper Roine
Sweden through the crisis, pp.35-51
Stockholm School of Economics Institute for Research
2020

Abstract

In this article, Tore Ellingsen and Jesper Roine discuss Sweden’s strategy of mitigation rather than suppression of the COVID-19 virus. They explore why this strategy was chosen and why the Swedish government has trusted experts at the Swedish Health Agency to formulate the overall strategy.

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