Sweden's no-lockdown strategy is beginning to look like less of an outlier, but still doesn't compare well to other countries

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• Sweden has been a closely-watched example of a country which decided to not to implement a lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
• The government said that theirs was a long-term strategy that would eventually bring better results than lockdowns, which have brought their own problems including mass unemployment.
• Initially, the policy looked like a clear failure, as the virus spread faster than in comparable nations.
• However, Sweden's cases have started to decline recently, bringing them more in line with countries that did lockdown.
  
• But on balance Sweden's metrics are still lagging its neighbors, suggesting that their strategy has yet to redeem itself.
  
• One expert said it would be "dangerous" to paint Sweden's response as a success.
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Sweden's coronavirus cases have fallen and remained down from their peak, returning it closer to comparable nations after its policy of avoiding sweeping lockdown policies had initially led to elevated deaths and infections.

However, although its numbers of daily deaths and new cases has declined from its own peak, they still compare poorly to its immediate neighbors, which took a harder line on the virus.

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