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Sweden's unusual response to the coronavirus crisis has raised eyebrows, so government officials have tried to clarify it on Thursday.Sweden’s decision to keep more of society open than other parts of Europe“This is a marathon, it’s not a sprint and any measures also need to be sustained for a very long time in our view,” she said.
Lövin added that there was already strong evidence that Swedes were following existing guidance, with large numbers working from home and a significant drop in commuter and visitor numbers to the country’s largest cities. She said that all the government’s decisions were based on“science and expertise” from the public health agency and said that Sweden was also closely following the advice of the WHO.
As of Thursday, 282 people have died in Sweden after testing positive for coronavirus and there are 5,466 confirmed cases of infection. Sweden's state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell said the spread of the virus had"reached a new level", with cases now increasing at the rate of 400-500 per day.
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