Corona: Has Sweden's special path failed? | Possoch explains | BR24
Sweden has always taken a different approach to the coronavirus pandemic: no curfews or contact bans, schools remained open, no lockdown. Instead, recommendations and appeals to people's common sense. Here, on the other hand, we're dealing with a yo-yo lockdown with massive contact restrictions and closed businesses. And then there's a graph circulating that shows: Sweden is in a similar position to Germany in terms of coronavirus deaths. Does this call the German lockdown into question? Did the Swedes choose a better path than us? Possoch explains! CONTENTS 00:00 Coronavirus Pandemic: Germany vs. Sweden 00:45 Sweden: No Lockdown, But Appeals and Recommendations 02:19 Carsten Schmiester, ARD correspondent in Stockholm, on the current situation in Sweden after a year of the pandemic 04:41 Sweden's Chief Virologist Tegnell and his misjudgment 05:28 Why mortality figures are only partially meaningful 08:45 ARD correspondent Carsten Schmiester on Sweden's special path Sweden's special path is particularly associated with one name: that of Anders Tegnell. Sweden's Chief Virologist determined the strategy of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's government: Unlike in the rest of Europe, there should be no lockdown. In Sweden, restaurants, shops, most schools, and borders have remained open since the spring. Tegnell and the other health department employees relied on herd immunity, sometimes more, sometimes less openly. Warnings of a "third wave" are currently dominating the current coronavirus discourse in Sweden, too. In light of the B117 variant first discovered in Great Britain, the country, previously known for its mild approach, has introduced some restrictions. The basis for this is the "Pandemic Act" passed in January. The law now gives the government more options in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The focus is on gyms, sports clubs, swimming pools, and shopping centers. This allows the government to limit opening hours and close these venues entirely. The state can now also intervene in private settings and restrict the freedom of each individual. A maximum of eight people will be allowed to meet privately in the future. But the Swedish government's policy remains fundamentally unchanged. For example, the government, in conjunction with the Public Health Agency, continues to rely on recommendations rather than prohibitions. For example, a school principal in Sweden can decide for itself whether to close and allow classes to continue digitally at home. The links mentioned in the video: https://ourworldindata.org/coronaviru... https https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021... https://mpidr.shinyapps.io/stmortality/ https://correctiv.org/faktencheck/202... https://covid19.who.int/region/euro/c... https://covid19.who.int/region/euro/c... Further links on the topic of coronavirus in Sweden: https://experience.arcgis.com/experie... https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutsch... https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutsch... https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/corona... https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-... https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/... https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/politik... https://www.quarks.de/gesundheit/medi... https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eur... https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eur... https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/eur... Presenter: Dominic Possoch Video production: Marc-Henning Bielenberg Graphics: Multimedia Design Research and text: Dominic Possoch, Marianne Falck BR24 editorial staff: Gudrun Riedl, Hendrik Loven © BR24 Click here to visit our BR24 website: http://www.BR24.de BR24 Facebook: / br24 BR24 Twitter: / br24 BR24 Instagram: / br24 #Corona #Sweden #Lockdown #Coronavirus #Covid19 #CoronaDeaths #ExcessMortality #NewInfections #Relaxations #Infofluencer #br24
