Sweden bans public events of more than eight people

Re:Sweden bans public events of more than eight people by johnnycerberus on Monday November 16, 2020 @05:03PM (#25117594)

I don't know what is this strong focus on Sweden, they are just 10 million people with a small population density spread all over the Scandinavian peninsula. There were some herd immunity fans discussing on the Turkish TV about Sweden and how their model can be applied to Istanbul but they forget that Sweden has only 2/3 of the total population of just one city of Turkey. Apples with oranges. Like in programming, some people don't get the scaling right.

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Re:Sweden bans public events of more than eight people by nradov on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:12PM (#25118315)

Population densities are irrelevant at national scales. Most of Sweden is uninhabited wilderness, whereas most Swedes live in urban areas just like every other comparable country. Population densities only start to matter when comparing smaller regions.

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Re:Sweden bans public events of more than eight people by carlhjerpe on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:38PM (#25118525)

The average swedish city is a lot smaller than the average city is mostly anywhere else, I do believe this matters.

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Re:Sweden bans public events of more than eight people by nradov on Monday November 16, 2020 @08:07PM (#25119219)

There's no reason to believe that city size really matters. Density, housing patterns, and movement patterns are what count in the rate of spread.

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