Don't Tell, Ask: Sweden's Scarily High COVID-19 Death Toll

Don't Tell, Ask: Sweden's Scarily High COVID-19 Death Toll

Sweden never issued any mandatory lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Instead, the Nordic country asked its citizens to voluntarily maintain social distance.

According to Business Insider, Sweden has a relatively high per-capita death toll and case count compared to other countries.

That's an indicator the strategy might not be working, which came as a surprise to Swedish epidemiologists.