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Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender enjoy being able to go mask-free as they step out in Sweden wearing casual outfits By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 10:13 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 10:13 BST, 7 October 2020 Alicia Vikander and her husband Michael Fassbender were making the most of being mask free as they … Read more
Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender check into a smart Stockholm hotel as they celebrate her 32nd birthday By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 15:31 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 18:56 BST, 5 October 2020 They married on the Spanish island of Ibiza in 2017. And Alicia Vikander and husband Michael Fassbender were back to … Read more
Has Sweden’s second wave begun? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’ Its chief epidemiologist said new measures for Stockholm could not be ruled out Anders Tegnell also claims success against winter flu has caused high death toll It comes after capital’s top health official warned region has seen surge in cases It … Read more
Stockholm, the epicentre of Sweden’s coronavirus outbreak, registered its fewest cases since early March last week, officials said. In the Swedish capital, 250 of 14,000 people tested last week were infected with the virus, a positive rate of 1.8 percent. Lockdown-free Sweden has been controversial for its liberal attitude to controlling the pandemic, preferring instead to … Read more
Covid-19 has infected the same number of people in London and Stockholm, despite the Swedish capital controversially choosing not to lock down, scientists say. Antibody testing – which reveal if someone has previously been infected – show around one in six people in both cities caught the virus during the crisis. Public Health England surveillance … Read more
Herd immunity does not work as a Covid strategy, research suggests. Sweden, which never imposed a national lockdown, claimed herd immunity would protect its population. This tactic would have meant so many people contracting and becoming resistant to Covid that it would no longer spread. But analysis by University College London suggests the nation is … Read more
Just 7.3 percent of people in Stockholm developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, a study has found. The Swedish study could fuel concern that a decision not to lock down Sweden against the pandemic may bring little herd immunity in the near future. The strategy was championed by Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who recommended voluntary … Read more
Sweden could have achieved herd immunity in its capital Stockholm by May, the country’s ambassador to the US has claimed. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter told the US’s National Public Radio (NPR) that ‘about 30 per cent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity.’ Sweden, whose softer approach to combating coronavirus has gained attention across the world, … Read more
Sweden is considering cutting off Stockholm from the rest of the country after a spike of coronavirus deaths in the city. The country reported 66 coronavirus deaths Thursday, up 60 per cent from the 41 reported the same time Wednesday and with more than half of the total having occurred in the capital. Meanwhile cases … Read more