"About half of Sweden's population will be infected with Corona virus within a month."

By the end of this month, as many as five million people, or half of Sweden's population, could be infected with Covid-19.

Tom Britton, a math professor at Stockholm University in Sweden, recently said, "According to a mathematical model, the number of Covid-19 infections in Sweden reached up to 5 million on the 30th of this month."

With Europe now devastated by Covid-19, Sweden's government is receiving much attention for its unique way of dealing with the situation. This is because they are sticking to the so-called "herd immunity" method that does not restrict the people's right to move and keeps their daily lives intact. As is well known, most countries are now making all-out efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, with containment policies such as restrictions on movement, closure and closure. 

On the other hand, the Swedish government still allows the daily lives of the countrymen, although it recommends social distance keeping, telecommuting and self-priceing for the elderly. Thus, Swedish borders are still open to EU countries, school classes are normal, and streets and restaurants are full of people.

"There are about 5,000 people who are infected with the Covid-19 virus in Sweden, but there is a possibility that 1 million people are already infected," Britton said. "The number of infections will peak in mid-April and up to 5 million people will be infected by 30 days."

"The only reliable data at the moment is the death rate," he said. "We can use this to calculate the estimated number of infections, but this is just looking back on the past three weeks or so." The three-week period stated by the professor is the time it takes to die after being infected with the coronavirus. However, Britton said, "It is too early to say how the Swedish government's current policy is affecting the Covid-19 spread."

However, controversy over the method of "collective immunity" is still ongoing. Swedish experts and citizens generally support the collective immunity policy, but some argue that it is gambling. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Robin said, "The solution to the Covid-19 crisis needs a long-term approach. This is a marathon. It's not a sprint," he said.

Meanwhile, according to the real-time international statistics website World Ometer, the number of confirmed Swedish Covid-19 cases stood at 5,568 and 308 deaths as of Thursday