A city in Sweden is deploying a new weapon in its efforts to curb the coronavirus outbreak - chicken manure. Authorities in Lund will spread the foul smelling fowl fertiliser in its main park this week to deter revellers holding spring celebrations.
City officials have asked residents to skip today's traditional Walpurgis Eve celebrations, known in Sweden as Valborg, and plan to fence off the Lund city park.
However they told AFP they would also go a step further and take the opportunity to spread one tonne of chicken droppings in the park.
While giving the lawns a welcome dose of nutrition, they also hope it will keep at bay those who would otherwise be tempted to defy the coronavirus restrictions. "Well, chicken manure simply smells