*This good news—the slowdown in COVID-19 fatalities—is buried at the end of this Express article,* *whose headline gives the opposite impression.*
*MCM* Sweden imposes harsher coronavirus lockdown after backlash over soft approachSWEDEN'S Prime Minister is looking at introducing stricter coronavirus lockdown measures after facing backlash over the country not being tougher on social distancing. By Melanie Kaidan <https://www.express.co.uk/search?s=Melanie%20Kaidan&b=1> PUBLISHED: 02:57, Mon, Apr 13, 2020 | UPDATED: 05:04, Mon, Apr 13, 2020 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1268263/sweden- coronavirus-lockdown-measures-covid-19-stefan-lofven-gathering-ban *Primary and secondary schools are still open and bars and restaurants offer a limited service.* *A spokesman for the prime minister said last week: “We want measures that work in the long run, since this pandemic likely will continue for months.”* *On Saturday, Sweden reported its lowest increase in coronavirus fatalities for almost a fortnight, with a daily death toll of 17.* *The rate of new confirmed infections also decreased to 466, after a two-day peak of over 700 new cases per day.* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. Ways to unsubscribe: 1) send a blank email to newsfromunderground+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com PLEASE NOTE: you must unsubscribe using the SAME email with which you subscribed 2) go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "News From Underground" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to newsfromunderground+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W-atAk6qmtxZG%3DNOLAAjf1V41gT%2BafC4GirTNW05XBWvw%40mail.gmail.com.
