Swedo-science: has Sweden’s coronavirus experiment failed?

The Nordic country currently has world’s highest mortality rate per capita

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The Nordic country currently has world’s highest mortality rate per capita
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Denmark, Finland and Norway are considering excluding Sweden when lifting travel restrictions for other countries, amid concerns about the neighbouring Nordic nation’s high coronavirus death rate.

Sweden has the highest mortality rate per capita at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Financial Times’ seven-day tracker. It was the only Scandinavian country not to implement a national lockdown, instead opting to keep primary schools, restaurants and bars open, and even encouraging people to go outside.

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