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  • Passengers are crammed into a packed subway car in the middle of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, on December 4, 2020 in Stockholm, Sweden. Wire photography: Jonas Gratzer—Getty ImagesInternational

    As COVID deaths rise, Sweden pulls a U-turn and proposes a lockdown law

    By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
  • Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven gives a press conference about the situation of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, at the government headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 3, 2020. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)International

    Even lockdown averse Sweden is tightening restrictions, as government warns of rising COVID-19 cases

    By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
  • Sweden’s chief health expert said Wednesday that authorities expect immunity to last six months.Health

    Swedish epidemiologist says COVID-19 immunity likely lasts six months—even without antibodies

    By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
  • Coronavirus antibody testHealth

    Study: COVID-19 antibodies don’t last very long, raising risk of lost immunity

    By Michelle Fay Cortez, Niclas Rolander, and others
  • Groups of people sit in a park at Tantolunden in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden, which has refused to close down schools and restaurants to contain the new coronavirus, is being closely watched as its coronavirus mortality rates exceeds neighboring countries and its goal of reaching herd immunity proves elusive.International

    Sweden defends its COVID strategy even as the mortality rate surpasses the U.S. and herd immunity remains elusive

    By Niclas Rolander and Bloomberg
  • State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Tegnell now says face masks may be useful in some situations.International

    Sweden’s COVID-19 architect discouraged face masks. Now, he’s reconsidering

    By Rafaela Lindeberg, Niclas Rolander, and others
  • As a deadly second wave grips the country, exhausted front line workers are quitting in worrying numbers. Wire photography: Mikael Sjoberg—Bloomberg via Getty ImagesInternational

    Sweden’s top epidemiologist at a loss to explain why herd immunity is going ‘surprisingly slow’

    By Niclas Rolander, Charles Daly, and others
  • Julian Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks In Prison For Breaching Bail ConditionsLeadership

    Why the Julian Assange Rape Probe Is Being Reopened

    By Kaye Wiggins, Niclas Rolander, and others