Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need to build a better society.
Scrambling to control the outbreak,regional authorities have begun to reimpose restrictions on nightlife and public transport that had been lifted weeks ago.
Whether trying to spare the economy was worth allowing the virus to rip through the country is a question Sweden is still trying to answer.
An experimental blood test was highly accurate at distinguishing people with Alzheimer's disease from those without it,boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple way to help diagnose it.
The youth advisory group is tasked with providing"perspectives,ideas and solutions that will help us scale up climate action",Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
One of the few Western diplomats who has not evacuated,Joachim Bergstrom has relied on yoga to endure the deepening sense of isolation.
Sweden has shown the world what happens in a pandemic when a government allows life to carry on largely unhindered. And its economy is paying the price.
Australia is on the exemption list but United States is not – a reflection of the dire situation still facing the Trump administration.
The town of Stromstad is paying a heavy price for Sweden's decision not to lock down its economy like neighbouring Norway and other Nordic nations to halt the spread of COVID-19.
A world leader working closely with Scott Morrison on the coronavirus outbreak has cast doubt on using nationwide lockdowns to combat a second wave.
The Scandinavian nation has recorded one of the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world,while the number of cases continues to grow globally.