Sweden’s softer approach to containing the new coronavirus was already an outlier in Europe and is coming under even more scrutiny as death rates leap ahead of its Nordic neighbours. As of Wednesday, ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Immunity to COVID-19 in Sweden is likely lower than previously estimated, the country's top epidemiologist and architect of its unorthodox pandemic strategy said on ...

Sweden, whose softer approach to fighting the novel coronavirus drew global attention, has one of the EU's highest rates of new cases but authorities say the spread is slowing. In the last two weeks, ...

COVID-19 cases and deaths internationally have fallen to their lowest levels in four years. The data now permits a comparison between the controversial laissez faire strategy of Sweden and the more ...

The country that defied lockdowns has recorded its highest ever number of coronavirus infections for a second day in a row. Dr Anders Tegnell warned that pursuing herd immunity isn’t ethical or ...

A top Swedish official lashed out at the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday in response to a coronavirus risk warning issued by the organization. "Unfortunately it is a misinterpretation of the ...

Just yesterday, officials from the World Health Organization said the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been slowing down, meaning it likely won't rise to the level of a pandemic as some had ...

Mild COVID-19 can cause severe and long-lasting eye problems, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden.

STOCKHOLM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Sweden is set to double the funding allocated to regions for fighting the coronavirus, Finance Minster Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, as the country prepares to amend ...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided, scientists continue to investigate why the virus proved so deadly, ...