Sweden is continuing to pursue the same strategy against the Covid-19 pandemic, despite a recent slew of stricter measures, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven insisted on Tuesday.
Sweden has made headlines around the world for its decision to combat the spread of the virus with mostly non-coercive measures and never imposing the type of lockdown seen elsewhere around Europe.
On Monday, the country for the first time during the pandemic imposed a travel ban to one of its Nordic neighbors, barring entry from Denmark to avoid lockdown-weary Danes traveling to Sweden to go shopping. Caps on the number of visitors to shops and gyms were also announced together with requirement for a maximum of four people per table in restaurants.
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