Swedish king says ‘we have failed’ in response to coronavirus

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf said he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.“I think we have failed. We have a large number who have died and that is terrible. It is something we all suffer with,” the monarch said.His comments followed the conclusions presented on Tuesday by an independent commission that looked into Sweden’s handling of the pandemic. It said that elderly care in Sweden has major structural shortcomings…

Read the original article at South China Morning Post