国际英语资讯:Swedens COVID-19 death toll exceeds 5,000, strategy sparks debates
<p><span word="STOCKHOLM">STOCKHOLM</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 5,000, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 102 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="to">to</span> 5,041. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1,239 <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 54,562.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> 2,322 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>.</p><p><span word="DEBATES">DEBATES</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="STRATEGY">STRATEGY</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackling">tackling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Bjorn">Bjorn</span> <span word="Olsen">Olsen</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vocal">vocal</span> <span word="critic">critic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="formulated">formulated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> 4 <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outset">outset</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="June">June</span> 3, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="epidemiologist">epidemiologist</span> <span word="Anders">Anders</span> <span word="Tegnell">Tegnell</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="prematurely">prematurely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Tegnell">Tegnell</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Tegnell">Tegnell</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hindsight">hindsight</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Tegnell">Tegnell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="Figures">Figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Welfare">Welfare</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 28 <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="related">related</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 70 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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