ABSTRACT Sweden’s strategy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic stands out internationally as more liberal in terms of not ordering a complete lockdown of society. Sweden kept its primary schools, daycare centers and industries largely open. The government financially supported furloughed workers and increased its support to regional and local governments delivering healthcare and elderly care. However, the death toll in Sweden which passed 4000 by late May 2020 stands in stark contrast to those of other, comparable countries, raising questions about the design of the strategy, and its appropriateness. The paper argues that key assumptions sustaining the strategy, for instance that symptom-free people do not carry, and cannot transmit the Coronavirus, or that local and regional government staff had the necessary training and equipment to tackle the pandemic, along with problems associated with coordinating a decentralized healthcare system, may explain the poor performance of the Swedish containment strategy.

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推动对抗流行病：透视瑞典的 COVID-19 遏制战略

摘要 瑞典遏制 COVID-19 大流行的战略在国际上脱颖而出，因为它不下令完全封锁社会。瑞典的小学、日托中心和工业基本上保持开放。政府在财政上支持被解雇的工人，并增加了对地区和地方政府提供医疗保健和养老服务的支持。然而，截至 2020 年 5 月下旬，瑞典的死亡人数已超过 4000 人，与其他类似国家的死亡人数形成鲜明对比，这引发了对该战略设计及其适当性的质疑。该论文认为，维持该策略的关键假设，例如无症状的人不携带也不能传播冠状病毒，