Originally Posted by Perrier

The swedes are a smart bunch of people, they did NOT just open up the country, and they did not shut it down in the first place. If we learn something from them, we must notice that they did not just go willy-nilly like nothing is happening. They announced safety guidelines for distancing, isolation, public space, sanitizing of objects and body, etc... And the Swedish population actually takes these measures seriously and follow guidelines. In this context, they did not feel that forcing a total shutdown would add benefit.
Unfortunately in America, the government guidelines will not be followed so cities had to come up with new offences with hefty fines to get people to pay attention to their and others well being. Any laws made for our benefit, we have to break them because "government can not be trusted," any hints to avoid large gatherings become suspect and we cry in the name of personal freedom.
I want the country to open up yesterday, but if people as I expect just go about like no care in the world we will have a worst problem than the current economic disaster.
It is not the survival of the fittest, there will be no survivors.
Again, it works for the swedes because they understand and follow guidelines.