BBC - Coronavirus: Has Sweden got its science right?
Sweden's strategy to keep large parts of society open is widely backed by the public. It has been devised by scientists and backed by government, and yet not all the country's virologists are convinced.
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“There is no lockdown here. Photos have been shared around the world of bars with crammed outdoor seating and long queues for waterfront ice cream kiosks,“
There is. But it is not followed everywhere. That’s what those photos show. Government has threatened to put tougher restrictions on them if they don’t get a grip on social distancing.
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Sweden works with WHO, looks at the data and try to keep numbers down among those who are in risk groups. They’ve had problems on elderly homes and has changed routines there in order to not spread the decease. So far their health care can cope.
As a share of GDP, Canada's annual public spending on long-term care — approximately $24 billion — is below the average of 15 other OECD countries that report long-term care expenditures. Countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway spend twice as much.
Canada also devotes a much higher percentage of its spending to facilities like nursing homes than it does to community-based care: 87 per cent versus 13 per cent. In Denmark, the ratio is almost the reverse: 64 per cent of public spending there goes to home care, while 36 per cent goes to designated facilities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-pandemic-coronavirus-long-term-care-1.5544722
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