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Sweden’s lockdown lite
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jul 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Unlike its Nordic neighbours, Sweden never imposed a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus. Tim Harford speaks to statistician Ola Rosling to find out what the results have been.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jo Casserly
Picture: A woman wearing a face mask stands at a bus stop featuring a sign reminding passengers to maintain a minimum social distance between each other to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the pandemic COVID-19 disease, in Stockholm, Sweden, 25 June 2020.
Credit: EPA/ Stina Stjernkvist
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jo Casserly
Picture: A woman wearing a face mask stands at a bus stop featuring a sign reminding passengers to maintain a minimum social distance between each other to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the pandemic COVID-19 disease, in Stockholm, Sweden, 25 June 2020.
Credit: EPA/ Stina Stjernkvist
Released:
Jul 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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