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Economists Warn of 'Widespread Costs' from Lockdown

posted by martyb on Thursday July 30 2020, @09:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the lockdowns-were-supposed-to-be-just-one-part-of-defense-at-depth dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

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.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @02:46PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @02:46PM (#1028649)

    It's okay, you can just include that in your original comment, Buzz.

  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday July 30 2020, @03:12PM (5 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday July 30 2020, @03:12PM (#1028678) Homepage Journal

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    • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:01PM (4 children)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:01PM (#1028780) Journal

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      • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:13PM (3 children)

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:13PM (#1028787) Homepage Journal

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:23PM (2 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 30 2020, @05:23PM (#1028793)

          Because absolutely anyone else in existence would disagree with modding absolutely anything you have ever said as "troll." You, quite literally, are the only person alive (or perhaps even dead) who would find that unfair.