Electric Light Orchestra’s 1977 hit ‘Mr Blue Sky’ proves a lockdown favourite as Spotify listeners ‘dive into nostalgia to escape reality’ Electric Light Orchestra hit has become a favourite during lockdown, study says Study in Belgium finds lockdown ‘significantly changed music consumption’ Listeners on Spotify were opting for classic hits from the late 1970s and … Read more
While coronavirus cases rebound across Europe, Sweden is enjoying record low numbers of infections and deaths despite months of scepticism about its lockdown-free strategy. Sweden’s infection rate – once the highest in Europe – is now lower than in Britain, Spain, France or Italy, as well as Norway and Denmark where leaders have long been … Read more
Swedish experts claim vindication on Covid: Positives hits its lowest level yet at only 1.3% of Swedes t Tiny proportion came up positive after more than 120,000 tests over last week Nation has recorded 5,838 deaths but infection numbers falling since summer Sweden now also has fewer deaths per million people than the United Kingdom … Read more
Astronomers have found at least 45 planets orbiting distant stars that possess Earth-like qualities including a similar atmosphere and life sustaining liquid water. Experts from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, created a new way to determine the habitability of these distant worlds by studying their atmosphere. The team found a way to use information on ‘atmospheric … Read more
Singing happy birthday may be good for timing how long to wash your hands, but a new study reveals it could also be spreading coronavirus infected droplets. Aerosol researchers at Lund University, Sweden studied the amount of particles emitted when we sing, and the impact this has on the spread of Covid-19. To understand how … Read more
Lockdown-free Sweden saw its coronavirus case rate drop below its Nordic neighbours Denmark and Norway today to just 12 new infections per million people over the past week. In comparison, Norway saw 14 new infections per million people, and Denmark saw 18, meaning Sweden had an average case rate over seven days lower than its … Read more
Getting the flu jab while pregnant doesn’t increase the baby’s risk of being diagnosed with autism later on, another study has found. Researchers in Sweden compared autism diagnoses among seven-year-old children whose mothers had a swine flu vaccine during pregnancy and those whose did not. Of almost 70,000 children, 39,700 had been exposed to the … Read more
Sweden is seeing a spike in demand for face masks, several drug stores said, ahead of a possible U-turn by the authorities, who have so far doubted their effectiveness in fighting the spread of the new coronavirus. Unlike most other European countries, Sweden has kept many businesses, restaurants and most schools open, while not recommending … Read more
Happy Birthday Prince Gabriel! Proud parents Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden share a sweet snap of their son to celebrate him turning 3 – after visiting his duchy for the first time Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia’s youngest son Gabriel turns three today The proud parents shared a sweet photograph of … Read more
Riots break out in Sweden as 300 people gather to protest against far-Right activists burning the Koran as rocks are thrown at police and car tyres are set on fire Riots break out in Malmo, a town in the south of the country, after far-Right activists burnt the Koran in street Around 300 protesters took … Read more