The shutdowns in Europe and the United States in connection with the pandemic saved no one or few lives. This is the opinion of a group of researchers at the American John Hopkins University, who describe their analysis in a new report. According to it, the so-called lockdowns that occurred especially at the beginning of the pandemic have reduced the mortality rate in Covid-19 by around 0.2 percent. It reports several media.
We could not find any evidence that lockdowns, school closures, closed borders and restricted gatherings have had any noticeable effect on mortality in Covid-19, they are said to have written in the report, according to among others Washington Times.
On the other hand, the closures must, among other things, have damaged the economy and contributed to mental illness, the research group claims.
One of the researchers behind the new report is Lars Jonung, who is affiliated with the Department of Economics at Lund University. He says Today’s News that Sweden chose a better path than many other countries, which invested in more rigorous shutdowns of society. Here, most businesses have still been able to stay open, albeit with restrictions and restrictions regarding the number of visitors.
The question is whether it also did more harm than good.
We can see some evidence that the restriction of social gatherings was counterproductive and increased mortality in Covid-19, the authors state.
The current report has looked at over 18,500 studies that have been done on the topic of lockdowns and their effect. After several rounds of thinning, 34 studies remained that were examined in more detail. The conclusion should have been that “lockdowns should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument”.
ALSO READ: Then the restrictions are lifted: “Time to open Sweden again”
–
Subscribe
You do not miss our newsletter, do you?
Tack!
–
