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Coronavirus: Swedish king says nation has ‘failed’ in pandemic response
Sweden has recorded almost 8,000 Covid deaths - a far greater tally those those of Scandinavian neighbours
by Joe Evans
18 Dec 2020
- 1. May 2022: Did Sweden’s Covid-19 experiment pay off?
- 2. January 2021: Is Sweden on the verge of a coronavirus U-turn?
- 3. December 2020: Swedish king says nation has ‘failed’ in pandemic responseCurrently Reading
- 4. November 2020: will vaccines end Sweden’s Covid experiment?
- 5. October 2020: how anti-lockdown Sweden is preparing for second wave
- 6. September 2020: copy Sweden’s Covid response, says WHO special envoy
- 7. June 2020: Sweden’s chief health official ‘admits to flaws’ in Covid plan
- 8. May 2020: has Sweden’s coronavirus experiment failed?
- 9. April 2020: is Sweden’s coronavirus plan working?

King Carl XVI Gustaf
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- 1May 2022: Did Sweden’s Covid-19 experiment pay off?
- 2January 2021: Is Sweden on the verge of a coronavirus U-turn?
- 3December 2020: Swedish king says nation has ‘failed’ in pandemic response - currently reading
- 4November 2020: will vaccines end Sweden’s Covid experiment?
- 5October 2020: how anti-lockdown Sweden is preparing for second wave
- 6September 2020: copy Sweden’s Covid response, says WHO special envoy
- 7June 2020: Sweden’s chief health official ‘admits to flaws’ in Covid plan
- 8May 2020: has Sweden’s coronavirus experiment failed?
- 9April 2020: is Sweden’s coronavirus plan working?