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BBC OS: 2020/11/13 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus lockdowns: Does Sweden’s approach work?

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Coronavirus lockdowns: Does Sweden’s approach work?

2020/11/13 16:06 GMT

2020/11/13 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus lockdowns: Does Sweden’s approach work?

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Sweden is seeing rising virus cases but the government has decided against a lockdown

The country is seeing rising virus cases but the government has decided against a lockdown.

Sweden has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, with thousands of infections being reported every day. The government has again decided against a lockdown and is instead taking local measures. So does this approach work? We hear two different views on how the outbreak has been handled in the country from people who live there, and get the latest on the spike in cases.

Also, in India virus cases are rising as Hindus prepare to celebrate Diwali this weekend. We hear from one family about how they are marking the festival during the pandemic and we speak to a health reporter in the capital Delhi where the highest daily number of cases was reported this week.
 
And we discuss the latest Covid-19 developments and discussions with our medical expert Dr Megan Murray from Harvard University.

(Photo: People stroll at the Drottninggatan shopping street in central Stockholm. Credit: Fredrik Sandberg/TT/EPA)

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