How Spanish flu helped create Sweden’s modern welfare state

The 1918 pandemic ravaged the remote city of Östersund. But its legacy is a city – and country – well-equipped to deal with 21st century challenges

www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/29/how-spanish-influenza-helped-create-sweden-modern-welfare-state-ostersund?fbclid=IwAR3lkWuy_kvBfghxIwxoX1NjJMyuiJX-OHpfHPj8m5rDP6ZKl0xNzYeMxus