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Copy Sweden’s coronavirus response, says WHO special envoy

Expert calls for controversial Swedish response to Covid-19 to be adopted elsewhere - including New Zealand

by Holden Frith

1 Sep 2020

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Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organization

Dr David Nabarro of the World Health Organization

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