People coming from Italy (for instance) were not asked to quarantine or even informed that it might be a good idea to self quarantine for two weeks.
Nothing. This initial non-response might alone explain the Stockholm outbreak.
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someone could have greeted arriving travellers at the airport with a pamphlet. This would have made a huge difference without having to adjust actual policy. Etc, etc. There could have been so many things done which were not done.
They were informed, but the information was "if you show symptoms you should stay home", not "since you are returning from italy you should stay home". This was based on info from Italian authorities that ski resorts were not big hotspots like other places in the region.
It was a cheap thing to do out of caution. But I guess, it's not in the culture to "over"-react. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it comes back to bite you.
I think the disease took a back door from the travellers (who got the information and probably were pretty careful) to taxi drivers and other people who met even the most sick travellers, then from taxi drivers to other occupations common in those suburbs including elderly care. So unfortunately I think among the first to be infected where the families of taxi drivers, who often work in elderly homes or in home care. This was very early even before the elderly homes were completely locked down.
People coming from Italy (for instance) were not asked to quarantine or even informed that it might be a good idea to self quarantine for two weeks.
Nothing. This initial non-response might alone explain the Stockholm outbreak.
Edit:
someone could have greeted arriving travellers at the airport with a pamphlet. This would have made a huge difference without having to adjust actual policy. Etc, etc. There could have been so many things done which were not done.