*Is this a sign of institutional backtracking? * *Now how about a similar shout-out to Iceland, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea?*
*MCM* NEWS <https://nypost.com/news/> WHO lauds Sweden as a ‘model’ in coronavirus fight for resisting lockdown By Jackie Salo <https://nypost.com/author/jackie-salo/> April 29, 2020 | 3:24pm https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/who-lauds-sweden-as-model-for-resisting-coronavirus-lockdown/ MORE ON:CORONAVIRUS <https://nypost.com/coronavirus/> Bobby Valentine is stepping up again in the face of tragedy <https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/coronavirus-in-sports-bobby-valentine-steps-up/> News anchor allegedly caught cheating when half naked woman walks into live shot <https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/news-anchor-caught-cheating-when-naked-woman-walks-into-shot/> Nixed Tomorrowland Winter festival has travel giant SunWeb in legal fight <https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/nixed-tomorrowland-winter-festival-has-travel-giant-sunweb-in-legal-fight/> What we learned about coronavirus today: How a post-lockdown world might look <https://nypost.com/2020/04/29/coronavirus-optimism-about-remdesivir-life-after-lockdown/> The World Health Organization lauded Sweden as a “model” for battling the coronavirus as countries lift lockdowns — after the nation controversially refused restrictions <https://nypost.com/2020/04/16/sweden-grapples-with-high-death-toll-after-controversially-refusing-to-lockdown/> . Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, said Wednesday there are “lessons to be learned” from the Scandinavian nation, which has largely relied on citizens to self-regulate. “I think there’s a perception out that Sweden has not put in control measures and just has allowed the disease to spread,” Ryan told reporters. “Nothing can be further from the truth.” Ryan noted that instead of lockdowns, the country has “put in place a very strong public policy around social distancing, around caring and protecting people in long term care facilities.” “What it has done differently is it has very much relied on its relationship with its citizenry and the ability and willingness of its citizens to implement self-distancing and self-regulate,” Ryan said. “In that sense, they have implemented public policy through that partnership with the population.” *Click on the link for the rest.* -- 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/newsfromunderground/CAGxB6W-2u4fnpTGO4kC_K83pM8bchxGWm8zaHCkq6q9DyukCug%40mail.gmail.com.
