Sweden’s neighbors are wary of its handling of the coronavirus

The World

Sweden’s relaxed approach to the coronavirus pandemic is having an effect, but not in the way its government wanted. The country’s death rate is among the highest worldwide, and its Nordic neighbors say visitors from Sweden are not welcome. For some foreign residents there, it’s making them reconsider life in the Scandinavian country, as The World’s Orla Barry reports.

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