* Covid-19: Should NZ go Sweden's way? * Coronavirus: Sweden's Covid-19 death toll surges* Coronavirus: Scientists in Sweden and Britain fight over who tackled Covid-19 best"It's one of the worst possible outcomes you can imagine. She's studied international media coverage of the Swedish situation and says some of the reporting on issues such as herd immunity is dangerous. Irwin says herd immunity is not an official strategy of the Swedish government and the country stayed “open” partly because compulsory lockdown measures enforced in other countries are "not possible under Swedish law, at least not during peacetime". In today’s episode, Irwin runs through the myths and misconceptions of the Swedish strategy, which is one that plenty of New Zealanders have been urging our government to follow.

Source: Stuff October 19, 2020 16:00 UTC