Sweden says Trump criticism of virus strategy 'factually wrong

FILE PHOTO: Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde attends a news conference with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) in Moscow, Russia, February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde on Wednesday hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of the Swedish approach to fighting the spread of the coronavirus, saying he was wrong to claim authorities were trying to achieve "herd immunity".

Sweden is widely seen as taking a more low-key approach in its attempts to stop the spread of the disease. It's kept primary and secondary schools open, for example and hasn't closed its borders or forced people to stay indoors.