Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

Contact

  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"COVID-19 and the Swedish enigma"

The Lancet

In  the  second  wave  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  Swedish  national  response  continues  to  be  an  outlier  with cases and deaths increasing more rapidly than in its Nordic neighbours.1,2 On Dec 20, 2020, COVID-19 deaths in  Sweden  had  reached  more  than  80003 or 787 deaths per 1 million population, which is 4·5 to ten times higher thanits  neighbours.1–3