Talk politics.

When it transpired that Sweden was going its own way in the fight with coronavirus, the so called herd immunity, the elderly people here were promised a reliable defense against the infection. It was clear that in a society that prefers the voluntary principle to restrictions and sanctions, this risk group would have to be extremely well guarded.

But, come Easter, it became evident that Sweden had failed catastrophically on that front. The data shows this very eloquently. The total deaths by yesterday were 3,313, which is more than 3 times the rate in all neighboring countries Denmark, Sweden and Norway combined.

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