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President Donald Trump during a press conference on April 10, when asked, among other things, what he thinks about Sweden’s actions in the crown crisis.
The fact that the United States now has more covid deaths per capita than Sweden does not affect Sweden’s image, according to the Swedish Institute.
President Trump’s tweets seem to affect more than the actual numbers.
Sweden’s various options during the pandemic have received much attention during the spring and summer. The outside world also noted with horror how the Swedish death toll rose sharply early.
But the fact that the United States has surpassed Sweden in the number of covid deaths per capita will not significantly change the image of Sweden, says Sofia Bard, head of analysis at the Swedish Institute.
– Most recently, the day before yesterday, CNN had quite a long report on developments in Sweden at the moment. There they talked about this type of figure, so if the image of Sweden is affected somewhere it is in the United States. I don’t think it will be affected in other countries by this, says Sofia Bard.
Rather, he believes that it is the image of the United States that will begin to be discussed.
“What you can see now that Donald Trump has come out and said that he does not support the WHO, that he may not participate in the global project to develop and distribute vaccines, is that these types of actions can affect the image of the United States.” , said. Sofia Bard.
Narrative about Sweden
At the same time, the international press continues to be interested in events in Sweden.
– Sweden has been a topic of conversation since mid-March, when the narrative was established that Sweden stands out, that we have chosen another alternative way to tackle the pandemic. The international media are still interested in how things are going in Sweden.
But above all, countries compare Sweden to their own country.
– The question is whether other countries will compare the US and Sweden, says Sofia Bard.
The CNN report reported that it is now going in a positive direction in Sweden, compared with the development in the US and pointed out the differences that exist, that Sweden had open schools, fewer mandatory restrictions and also the issue of mouth protection.
Trump’s influence on Twitter
Donald Trump has also previously mentioned the comparison between the United States and Sweden. In April, he was asked at a press conference what he thought of Sweden’s actions in the crown crisis.
“I think we could have followed that line. And if we had, I think we could have had two million dead,” he said.
– When Donald Trump talks about Sweden, he has a great impact. It’s when he tweeted about Sweden that there has been more talk about Sweden and the corona pandemic on social media, says Sofia Bard.
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