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Will Sweden be proved right on avoiding lockdown?

By Tom Whipple
The Times·
21 mins to read

As the rest of Europe closed down, in Sweden bars remained open, friends socialised, masks were not – and still aren't – obligatory. Five months on, the country has had five times as many cases as its neighbours, but it's sticking to Plan A. Tom Whipple finds out why – starting with the prime minister, Stefan Lofven.

The Swedish word borgfred translates as "castle peace". In times of crisis, when the enemy is at the gates, formerly warring parties come

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