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from the lockdowns-were-supposed-to-be-just-one-part-of-defense-at-depth dept.
Economists warn of 'widespread costs' from lockdown:
Blanket restrictions on economic activity should be lifted and replaced with measures targeted specifically at groups most at risk, say economists.
[...] They argue that while the extent to which the lockdown contributed to a subsequent slowing in the rate of new infections and deaths is not easy to estimate precisely, it seems clear that it did contribute to these public health objectives.
However, they say it is "very far from clear" whether keeping such tight restrictions in place for three months until the end of June when they began to be lifted was warranted, given the large costs. They say that the costs of carrying on with such a lockdown are likely to have become significantly greater than its benefits.
Debate over the global dilemma continues.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday July 30 2020, @02:43PM
Did you look into the causes the doctor office needed to shutdown all "non-essential" services? Maybe there's something to do with the egotistic covidiots (partying like crazy [nj.com] or the like) instead of being sensible in managing the risks.
Because I tell you what: it's exactly one week since I finish my series of visits to the dentist for this decade - last session was for cleaning the tartar (not quite essential, I'd say) - the dentist was quite opened for business. Of course, it helps that most people around react sensibly to the situation.
I'm more freaked out by millenials, at an age too close to the teenage rages and who think all the world is their. They don't know what to manage risks means.
It doesn't need to be so.
You only need all to keep some common-sense social distancing and use a modicum protection.
I make my shopping 2 times a week and I don't expose myself for longer than two hours, I don' trust my mask will not get penetrated for longer. Don't touch my face/eyes until I'm not at home and washed my hands. Fortunately, this virus doesn't form a capsule, two days in dry air kills it.
I WFH. My partner doesn't, as a chef she's paid to stay at home (social assistance from the govt to keep the people on payroll [ato.gov.au] for businesses that were shutdown during lockdown). It won't last forever, it doesn't need to - it only needs to keep the load on the heath care at a manageable level, to minimize loss of life (as opposed to generate profit for refrigerated truck producers used as makeshift morgues).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford