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Sweden’s PM Hits Back at Criticism Over Covid Strategy

Stefan Lofven

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Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven rejected criticism of the country’s Covid-19 strategy, amid accusations that the softer lockdown his government chose has resulted in one of the world’s highest mortality rates.