"The broadcaster said it compared with 17 per cent of Londoners found with coronavirus antibodies when tested in April and May, and five-to-ten per cent of people living in Geneva.Sweden has faced sharp criticism for the government's decision to not lockdown. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxThis material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. There have been nearly 80,000 cases in the country of 10 million people. What is clear is that so far Sweden While it is sometimes implied that Sweden didn’t have a lockdown, it did. All market data delayed 20 minutes. "From the beginning in the global outbreak, Sweden introduced voluntary social-distancing rules, home-working and recommendations for people to avoid public transport.The compulsory measures that were brought in included a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people, restrictions on visiting care homes, and table-only service in bars and restaurants.However, the decision to not lockdown has come with consequences.A total of 5,810 Swedes have died of Covid-19 - significantly higher than its neighbours Norway, Denmark and Finland.Anders Tegnell, the top epidemiologist leading the response to Sweden's pandemic, claimed the infection rates of Spain, Belgium and France have increased after mask mandates in public spaces came in. Matters have now been improved, he says. The Swedish government has urged social distancing, and citizens have largely complied. Its unusual strategy for tackling the coronavirus outbreak has been both hailed as a success and condemned as a failure. "Stefan Lofven, the prime minister, insisted on Friday their response to the pandemic was right.He told the newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "The strategy that we adopted, I believe is right - to protect individuals, limit the spread of the infection. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed One man wears a mask next to travellers who are waiting to board a boat in StockholmThe country has not implemented mandatory mask measuresSweden's refusal to lockdown in the face of COVID-19 leads to higher death rate than the US