Mass Locks During the first wave of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020, slightly reduced mortality from coronavirus infection in Europe and the United States. This conclusion came experts from Johns Hopkins University. The results of their research writes Fox News.
“metaanalysis led to the conclusion that restrictions did not affect public health, but they led to the huge economic and social costs in countries where they were adopted,” the researchers write, their words lead RBC.
“As a consequence, the isolation policy is unreasonable and must be rejected as a pandemic policy tool,” scientists believe.
Study conducted professor at the University of Hopkins University of Steve Khanka, Professor of the University of Lund Larz Yonung and Special Adviser to the Copenhagen Center for Political Studies Jonas Herby. They analyzed the influence of insulation measures, such as closing schools, closing enterprises and mandatory wearing masks, mortality from COVID-19. “We practically do not find evidence that forced blockages in Europe and the United States had a noticeable impact on mortality rates from COVID-19,” scientists said.
They also concluded that the restriction of assembly could actually increased the mortality from COVID-19: “Orleniation orders can leave a person surrounded by his family, where he risks passing them a higher viral load, causing a more severe illness.” .
At the same time, restricting people’s access to safe open spaces, such as beaches and parks, as well as assembly restriction pushed them to meetings in much less secure closed places.
Scientists also pointed to the detriment of the unintended effects of isolation, such as unemployment growth, reduction of school education, increase the number of cases of domestic violence and the increase in drug overdose deaths.