Sweden Spared Surge of Virus as Infections Stay Low

Sweden Spared Surge of Virus as Infections Stay Low
Employees socially distance due to the coronavirus as they have a drink after work, in Stockholm, on June 26, 2020. Stina Stjernkvist/TT News Agency via AP Photo
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STOCKHOLM—A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get off or board before settling in to read their smartphones.

Whether on trains or trams, in supermarkets or shopping malls—places where face masks are commonly worn in much of the world—Swedes go about their lives without them.