Sweden’s policymaker defends Covid response at Dublin conference
Country’s approach similar to others and had similar results, Dr Anders Tegnell says
Sweden set to begin easing coronavirus restrictions
Nordic country has second-highest Covid infection rate in EU, but is better placed on hospitalisations and deaths
Irishman in Sweden: I have enough Bewley’s tea to keep me going till autumn
Peter Flood, who lives outside Gothenburg, talks tea bags, teaching and coping with Covid-19
Coronavirus: Sweden’s king says country’s strategy has failed
Carl XVI Gustaf says country, with high death toll, had suffered ‘enormously in difficult conditions’
Sweden’s neighbours offer medical help as second Covid wave intensifies
Country paying a price for eschewing a formal lockdown and the use of face masks
Sweden’s Covid debate becomes fraught as it suffers in second wave
Divisions apparent between government and health officials amid rise in cases and deaths
Coronavirus: Sweden reflects on ‘soft touch’ response as cases rise
Sweden’s death rate per capita several times higher than that of its Nordic neighbours
How Finland kept Covid-19 in check and protected its economy
Nordic country was prepared for pandemic and has one of the lowest infection rates in Europe
Sweden and coronavirus: how has the outlier of Europe fared?
Country yet to see sudden spikes which other European countries have faced this month
Sweden’s Covid maverick: ‘It’s not going to be fixed by one kind of measure’
State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says herd immunity has contributed to sharp drop in cases
Denmark reopens Sweden borders as Covid concern eases
Move as Sweden becomes one of few European countries with falling number of cases
Coronavirus: Sweden starts debating rights and wrongs of approach
Swedes appear bewildered by international scrutiny of its light-touch strategy
Sweden should have done more to combat coronavirus, health chief says
Nearly 4,500 Swedes have died, a higher mortality rate than neighbouring states
Going anywhere nice this year? Just back to the 1970s, thanks
After 10 weeks of abnormality, a belt of the crozier will no longer be enough
The Irish Times view on coronavirus strategies: Sweden’s experiment is risky
If Sweden’s approach is right, the rewards are big, but the cost of getting it wrong is bigger still
Sweden forced to face runaway Covid-19 care home deaths
Poor preparation and volunteer programme are blamed for death rate in old-age homes
Sweden insists its no-lockdown approach to coronavirus will pay off
Architect of controversial strategy says Sweden will have advantage against virus second wave
How Sweden faced the virus without a lockdown
Sweden’s Covid-19 mortality rate is similar to Ireland’s, but it has had far fewer restrictions
All eyes on Sweden's liberal gamble with coronavirus
Pubs, gyms and some schools stay open in strategy that relies on personal responsibility
Coronavirus: 54 new cases confirmed in Ireland, 15,000 forecast by end of March
Rise in cases cannot be stopped’ as restrictions set to be extended beyond March 29th
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