Lockdown Lite: Sweden's Model of Coronavirus Control | Foreign Correspondent - ABC News
There’s not much empathy here for the collateral damage of the Swedish model, the growing number of corona casualties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6FiIz6u0Yk
In Sweden they’re doing a ‘lockdown lite’ in response to COVID-19.Anders Tegnell, Sveriges kändaste svensk, hyllas som rockstjärna. Den svenska modellen. Allt från masspsykos till massdöd.
The bars and restaurants have never closed, primary schools and child-care centres have stayed open.
There’ve been some restrictions: high schools and universities are closed and agedcare facilities have been locked down. But social distancing and working from home are voluntary, recommended by a Government which trusts its citizens to do the right thing.
The architect and public face of Sweden’s unique approach is the country’s chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell. His regular briefings, constant media appearances and ‘I’ll do it my way’ approach have made him a national hero.
“Before this crisis – he was like nobody for the Swedish people – now he’s a rock star”, says Gustav Agerblad, who’s chosen to get a permanent reminder of Anders’ achievements – a tattoo of the epidemiologist’s face inked on his upper arm.
“I want to have the free will of my own and I really put the high price on that”, says Gustav.
But has Anders Tegnell got it right?
Reporter Lisa Millar presents a profile of a country debating the value of human life as the death toll mounts.
There’s not much empathy here for the collateral damage of the Swedish model, the growing number of corona casualties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6FiIz6u0Yk