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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by SyneRyder on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:22AM (#23122292)
> And if that isn't enough, there is the 10x fatality rate of Sweden vs its neighbors.

Not only that, but as a percentage of population, Sweden's fatality rate is far ahead of that of the USA, and still climbing at a faster rate than America:

https://boogheta.github.io/coronavirus-countries/#deceased&r...

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Re:U.S. field hospitals stand down, most without treating an... by ric2b on Sunday May 10, 2020 @12:20PM (#23133788)
Sweden is about 3x worse in fatalities compared to Portugal, which did lockdown and has both a similar number of confirmed cases and total population.

Not sure if that's just Portugal having a weaker healthcare system than Sweden's neighbours or if there's something else at play.

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