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Swedish Faith in Covid Strategy Plunges After Errors Revealed

Groups of people sit in a park at Tantolunden in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 22. — Groups of people sit in a park at Tantolunden in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 22.
Photographer: Loulou D'Aki/Bloomberg

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By Rafaela Lindeberg and Niclas Rolander

June 3, 2020 at 2:57 PM UTC

Updated on

June 4, 2020 at 6:32 AM UTC

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Swedes’ confidence in their country’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis has plunged to less than half the population, as the scientist behind the controversial strategy admits he made mistakes.