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    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Architect of Sweden’s no-lockdown Covid strategy resigns

      Anders Tegnell is leaving his role as state epidemiologist and taking a job at the World Health Organization

    • Friday, 12 November, 2021
      Sweden
      Sweden no longer stands out in pandemic, says architect of ‘no lockdown’ policy

      Anders Tegnell remains unapologetic about country’s early Covid strategy as commission investigates response

    • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Sweden clears AstraZeneca vaccine for use in over-65s

      Jab remains on hold for younger people while Denmark maintains suspension for all age groups

    • Friday, 8 January, 2021
      Sweden
      Sweden’s distinctive Covid strategy nears an end as lockdown proposed

      Gradual shift has moved Scandinavian country’s pandemic approach more in line with rest of Europe

    • Friday, 18 December, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Sweden announces toughest Covid measures yet

      Announcement follows king’s admission that country had ‘failed’ to manage pandemic

    • Friday, 27 November, 2020
      News in-depthSweden
      Swedes question Covid-19 approach as second wave hits

      Sharp rise in cases has forced government to bring in controls, raising fears of split with health officials

    • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
      News in-depthSweden
      Surge in Covid cases tests Sweden’s go-it-alone approach

      Country’s public health agency admits its prediction for pandemic second wave appears wrong

    • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
      Coronavirus pandemic
      Managing a pandemic — Lessons learned in an unfolding crisis

      What steps are needed to improve multinational collaboration on global health challenges?

    • Friday, 11 September, 2020
      Coronavirus: free to read
      Anders Tegnell and the Swedish Covid experiment

      The controversial epidemiologist believes lockdown is ‘using a hammer to kill a fly’. Could he be proved right?

    • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
      Coronavirus treatment
      Coronavirus outlier Sweden chooses its own path on face masks

      Scandinavian country has not followed its neighbours in recommending coverings to limit infection

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      InterviewSweden
      Architect of Sweden’s no-lockdown strategy insists it will pay off

      Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says other countries could face big ‘second wave’

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