When you mention Sweden, that can be debunked right away.......
"Coronavirus cases have exploded in Sweden as authorities try to keep hold of twin battles – containing the virus and controlling the narrative.
The breakaway Nordic nation divided experts by refusing to lock down its citizens when the virus swept through the country earlier this year.
But a devastating second wave has forced a dramatic rethink as infections threaten to derail any gains that were achieved by taking a now notoriously relaxed approach to the pandemic.
Regions have been effectively locked down to contain a doubling of COVID-19 cases in just three weeks."
I am equally sure that no Government anywhere has got the answer to Covid. Wait till there is a vacine seems to be the consensus, but for how long will a vacine last? Will it be effective? Will we need one every year? and so on.
All governments are struggling with the conundrum - Fix Covid OR Keep the economy running. Governments who try to do both have been simgularly unsuccessful. Lockdown and screw the economy? Protect the economy and screw the public? Personally I dont know what the answer is, but the present piecemeal approach is not working. Partial lockdowns are not viable as there are too many "get outs". Too many people are just ignoring the rules. Whilst schoolkids may not get as sick as older people, nevertheless they are catching Covid and spreading it. Partial and piecemeal lockdown are just prolonging the agony.
It all very well saying pour money at it, furlough, etc, but at some point in time all the money borrowed is going to have to be paid back. What then? Put 10p on the income tax? Any governemnt that does that will be booted out at the next election, and our children, grand and great grand children will be paying for this pandemic for the rest of the century.
According to some social media bloggers anyway.What do they know?
