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Sweden Rejects Face Masks as Covid Cases Soar, ICU Beds Fill Up

Nov. 17: Sweden Sends Signal After Alarming Spike in Covid Cases

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Sweden’s health authorities reiterated their skepticism toward face masks on Thursday, despite evidence that the coronavirus is spreading rapidly through the country and putting more people into intensive care.