Only 1.2 per cent of Sweden's 120,000 tests last week came back positive according to their national health agency, reports
The Guardian.
The country's rate of new cases is 22.2 for every 100,000 inhabitants.
This is compared to 279 in Spain, 158.5 in France, 118 in the Czech Republic, 77 in Belgium and 59 in the UK.
All those countries imposed lockdowns in the grips of the pandemic in March.
But Sweden did not impose any restrictions.
It kept open schools for children under 16, banned gatherings of more than 50 people and told over-70s and vulnerable groups to self-isolate.
Shops, pubs and restaurants stayed open throughout the pandemic and mask wearing has not been advised by the government.
Yet the death rate has been falling steadily since April despite a slight rise in cases in the summer.