Unlike most European countries, Sweden opted for the 'herd immunity' strategy to battle the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.<br />In April, Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell predicted that by the end of May, 40% of the population would develop antibodies to fight the virus.<br />Sweden didn't impose a strict lockdown. Instead, it kept schools, restaurants and bars open.<br />Instead, it merely asked Swedes to be careful and to enact voluntary social distancing.<br />According to Business Insider, just 6.1% of the population of Sweden had developed coronavirus antibodies by late May. Its coronavirus death toll surpassed 5,000 this week.<br />Its mortality rate per capita is far higher than its neighboring Scandinavian countries as well as one of the highest in the world.
