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Is coronavirus outlier Sweden on the verge of a rules policy U-turn?

Stockholm passes lockdown law as infection and death rates continue to outstrip those of Nordic neighbours

by Chas Newkey-Burden
8 Jan 2021
A passenger wearing a face mask on a subway train in Stockholm

Swedes were only advised to start wearing face coverings in early December

Jessica Gow/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

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