Sweden resisted a lockdown, and its capital Stockholm is expected to reach ‘herd immunity’ in weeks, by Holly Ellyatt

Sweden’s numbers are better than a lot of countries that instituted lockdowns. From Holly Ellyatt at cnbc.com:

• Unlike its neighbors, Sweden did not impose a lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak.
• The strategy — aimed at building a broad-base of immunity while protecting at-risk groups like the elderly — has proved controversial.
• But Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has said “herd immunity” could be reached in Stockholm within weeks.

Its neighbors closed borders, schools, bars and businesses as the coronavirus pandemic swept through Europe, but Sweden went against the grain by keeping public life as unrestricted as possible.

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