Celebrity chef Rachel Khoo recalls her travel adventures, from Paris to Stockholm

Celebrity chef Rachel Khoo reveals her love of the Swedish tradition of eating buns at 11am – and why you should never put a business card in your back pocket in Japan By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 10:01 BST, 5 May 2021 | Updated: 10:01 BST, 5 May 2021 Celebrity chef Rachel … Read more

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Stockholm

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in Stockholm on Saturday as they took to the streets in defiance of Sweden’s coronavirus ban on gatherings. Swedish police dispersed opponents of coronavirus measures that came after the government – which initially took a hands-off approach to Covid-19 rules – tightened restrictions further as cases continue to … Read more

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Stockholm

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in Stockholm on Saturday as they took to the streets in defiance of Sweden’s coronavirus ban on gatherings. Swedish police dispersed opponents of coronavirus measures that came after the government – which initially took a hands-off approach to Covid-19 rules – tightened restrictions further as cases continue to … Read more

Sweden’s second wave? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’

Has Sweden’s second wave begun? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’ Its chief epidemiologist said new measures for Stockholm could not be ruled out Anders Tegnell also claims success against winter flu has caused high death toll It comes after capital’s top health official warned region has seen surge in cases It … Read more

Sweden’s second wave? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’

Has Sweden’s second wave begun? Cases rise in Stockholm prompting concerns over supposed ‘herd immunity’ Its chief epidemiologist said new measures for Stockholm could not be ruled out Anders Tegnell also claims success against winter flu has caused high death toll It comes after capital’s top health official warned region has seen surge in cases It … Read more

Did London’s lockdown work? Capital has the same level of coronavirus antibodies as Stockholm

Covid-19 has infected the same number of people in London and Stockholm, despite the Swedish capital controversially choosing not to lock down, scientists say. Antibody testing – which reveal if someone has previously been infected – show around one in six people in both cities caught the virus during the crisis. Public Health England surveillance … Read more

Stockholm blow for hopes that herd immunity will combat the coronavirus

Herd immunity does not work as a Covid strategy, research suggests. Sweden, which never imposed a national lockdown, claimed herd immunity would protect its population. This tactic would have meant so many people contracting and becoming resistant to Covid that it would no longer spread. But analysis by University College London suggests the nation is … Read more

Stockholm blow for hopes that herd immunity will combat the coronavirus

Herd immunity does not work as a Covid strategy, research suggests. Sweden, which never imposed a national lockdown, claimed herd immunity would protect its population. This tactic would have meant so many people contracting and becoming resistant to Covid that it would no longer spread. But analysis by University College London suggests the nation is … Read more

Herd-immunity NOT working in Sweden: Study finds just 7% of people in Stockholm had Covid antibodies

Just 7.3 percent of people in Stockholm developed COVID-19 antibodies by late April, a study has found. The Swedish study could fuel concern that a decision not to lock down Sweden against the pandemic may bring little herd immunity in the near future. The strategy was championed by Chief Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, who recommended voluntary … Read more

Stockholm ‘could achieve herd immunity in May’: Claim by Swedish ambassador to the US

Sweden could have achieved herd immunity in its capital Stockholm by May, the country’s ambassador to the US has claimed. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter told the US’s National Public Radio (NPR) that ‘about 30 per cent of people in Stockholm have reached a level of immunity.’   Sweden, whose softer approach to combating coronavirus has gained attention across the world, … Read more