Has Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy Backfired? Has Sweden’s COVID-19 Strategy Backfired? Tyler Durden Fri, 06/05/2020 – 02:45 Anders Tegnell, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, has acknowledged that too many people have died in the country due to COVID-19. Tegnell was key in developing Sweden’s more relaxed strategy which saw bars, shops, cafes and gyms remain open while the rest of …