Stephen Fry says Sweden's streets are 70% less busy and it's not dodging economic fallout

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31. No we're not, and why go around saying such things?

Better to knock wood while we wait to see how much "reopening" increases the death rate. Note, though, that it's unlikely to result in exceeding hospital capacity, so, above all, people who seek care will be able to get it. Retired people are going to remain in hiding, those who can will continue, or finally be able to start, to work from home; some factories will remain closed, and worker protections have been instituted that weren't in place before. We're not in March any more.

Btw, with new information, we recently gave our figures a steep rise by adding past deaths from other causes that are now believed probably caused by coronavirus, such as death from heart attack in someone with heart disease while exhibiting symptomatology compatible with COVID-19 infection. Not all countries are doing this.

Here's another picture of our current situation from Johns Hopkins. Sweden's not on this because it's the "top 10" by total deaths. Figures per 100,000 on the right.



Have a nice day.