No-lockdown Sweden broke with most
of the world and didn't require face
masks. Those who wear them say they're
treated with suspicion and abuse.
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/5/2021 10:10:29 AM
Andreia Rodrigues left Sweden because of its COVID-19 response. Rodrigues, who had been living in Sweden for more than four years, decided to return to her native Portugal in March, saying she felt unsafe living in a country where the government had no rules about mask wearing, and where she faced abuse when she did wear one. (Snip) ''I have had people laugh and point at me, people screaming, 'You should lock yourself at home if you are so scared of corona,' people coughing in my direction and then laughing and saying: 'Corona! Corona!' "Sweden's health ministry doesn't recommend mask
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According to Worldometer Sweden ranks #33 in deaths/million. Not the best but much better than the US, UK, France, Italy, Belgium and many other masked-up countries.