New Thinking on Covid Lockdowns: They’re Overly Blunt and Costly

Steep drops in economic activity and loss of so many jobs is the reason why total lockdowns are not the best solution as seen from the experience gained by August. Selective lockdowns are now being applied across France, Germany and Britain in specific areas. About 400 million jobs have been lost, 13 million in the U.S. Hospitals overwhelmed in northern Italy by March is what made the total lockdowns necessary. These steps for total lockdown were made with very ... Read LyrArc gist › Original article 17 minutes, gist 1 minute