<p>Even though different nations are at different stages in their pandemic curve, international media often make cross-border comparisons that frame Sweden’s coronavirus response as a failed experiment. Several news outlets have recently focused on the country’s high death rate, noting that its government did not mandate a full lockdown similar to other European countries and U.S. states.</p>
<p>A New York Times article <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-coronavirus.html">describes</a> “Sweden’s grim result” as “a cautionary tale,” while a CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sweden-covid-coronavirus-deaths-make-sweden-example-of-how-not-to-deal-with-covid-19/">headline</a> from mid-July reads, “Sweden becomes an example of how not to handle COVID-19.”  But Swedish health officials say such conclusions are premature, especially considering confirmed infections <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/americas/brazil-coronavirus-corruption-intl/index.html">continue</a> to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/07/22/australia-coronavirus-cases-self-isolation/">surge</a> in <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-workers-trfn/coronavirus-cases-surge-among-factory-workers-in-post-lockdown-india-idUSKCN24N01K">multiple</a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-latest-updates-071420-11594716924">regions</a> of the world.</p>

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