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Sweden’s King Calls Country’s Relaxed Covid Approach a ‘Failure’

By Oisin Sweeney • Published: 17 Dec 2020 • 19:16

SWEDEN’S KING Carl XVI made his remarks on the Nordic country’s relaxed approach to Coronavirus during the Royal family’s annual televised review of the year.

Sweden currently has one of the highest Covid death rates per capita of any country on Earth, with 7800 fatalities from the virus alongside over 350 thousand cases. The country refused to impose any legal lockdown, leaving it up to Swedes to abide by government recommendations without any repercussions for not obeying guidelines.

“I think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that is terrible.” said the king, “The people of Sweden have suffered tremendously in difficult conditions. One thinks of all the family members who have happened to be unable to say goodbye to their deceased family members. I think it is a tough and traumatic experience not to be able to say a warm goodbye.”

Sweden never made facemasks obligatory, and bars and restaurants have remained open throughout the year. Some say that the country’s death toll, which surpasses that of all other Nordic nations combined, is to blame on its lax measures.

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven agreed with the King, saying “the fact that so many have died cannot be considered anything other than a failure.”

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Oisin Sweeney

Oisin is an Irish writer based in Seville, the sunny capital of Andalucia. After starting his working life as a bookseller, he moved into journalism and cut his teeth as a reporter at one of Ireland's biggest news websites. Since joining Euro Weekly News in November, he has enjoyed covering the latest stories from Seville, Spain and further afield - with special interests in crime, cybersecurity, and European politics. Anyone who can pronounce his name first try gets a free cerveza...

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