The main news here in Sweden is that the rest of europe or even the world think we are a little bit crazy. The only thing strictly locked down is schools (for people aged 16-25) and gatherings with more than 50 people.
Other than that: Wash hands. Don't touch your face. Work from home. Don't visit old people. Stay home at the slightest flu symptom. If you have been Ill, stay home for two days after symptoms are gone.
Apparently, the rest of the world thinks this is a road to disaster.
The swedish ministry of health has justified the actions with this (and the government follows their recommendations. In line with Greta Thunbergs "Listen to the Scientists"):
1. Young children are not the driving force of this outbreak. Closing kindergartens and elementary schools causes more problems than it solves. Their parents are health care professionals, shop assistants, truck drivers and so on. If they are forced to stay home we are just adding another problem. If we are forcing grandparents to take care of their grandkids we are basically handing out death sentences.
2. Asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread is not the driving force of this outbreak. Forcing entire families into quarantine if just one member is ill causes more problems than it solves (see 1 above).
Last but not least - and this is where social media (largely driven by Chinese and Russian troll factories) goes bananas :
3. A too strict lock down may be "too" effective. The virus won't go away no matter what restrictions we put on ourselves. Once too strict restrictions are lifted, the outbreak will come back and we will be forced to lock down again. This is very disruptive and causes more harm than good. Instead, a well measured and timely implemented course of action will be chosen to ensure that health care can cope with the number of patients (the "flatten the curve" idea).
A quick look around the situation in many EU countries reveals a wide range of restrictions. Poland for example, where a strict quarantine is in effect. Only 1400 cases and 17 deaths. Exactly how are they going to go back to normal? Did they chose to go the other way around, start with complete lock down to shut down the outbreak completely and then step by step reopening? I don't know.
My theory is that many EU contries got scared by the situation in Italy/Spain and implemented very strict restrictions, mainly driven by politicians, media and opinions - not by science and facts. My only worry is that the swedish ministry of health got their assumptions, calculations and forecasts wrong and we end up with an Italian-like situation. Interesting times.