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Sweden's king says 'we have failed' over COVID-19, as deaths mount
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Dec 17, 2020 02:39pm |
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| Author | Reuters Staff |
| News Date | Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:35:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s king said his country had failed in its handling of COVID-19, in a sharp criticism of a pandemic policy partly blamed for a high death toll among the elderly.
Carl XVI Gustaf, whose son and daughter-in-law tested positive last month, used an annual royal Christmas TV special to highlight the growing impact of the virus, in a rare intervention from a monarch whose duties are largely ceremonial.
Sweden has stood out from most countries by shunning lockdowns and face masks, leaving schools, restaurants and businesses largely open and relying mainly on voluntary social distancing and hygiene recommendations to slow the spread.
An official commission said on Tuesday systemic shortcomings in elderly care coupled with inadequate measures from the government and agencies contributed to Sweden’s particularly high death toll in nursing homes.
“I believe we have failed,” the king said in an excerpt from the programme broadcast by SVT on Wednesday. The full show airs on Dec. 21.
“We have had a large number of deaths and that is terrible. That is something that brings us all suffering.” |
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