Lockdowns saved just 10,000 lives in Europe and US combined: Updated John Hopkins study finds draconian measures had 'little to no effect' on Covid death rate
- The first Covid lockdowns in Europe and US had 'little or no effect' on the virus death rate, analysis suggests
- Economists said draconian restrictions put in place in March 2020 reduced virus mortality rates by just 3.2%
- This equates to just 6,000 fewer deaths in Europe and 4,000 fewer in the US, according to the researchers
- Restrictions ordering people to stay at home and not to travel cut virus death toll by just two per cent
- Mask wearing was found to be the most effective intervention, leading to a 18.7% drop in virus fatalitiesThe first Covid lockdowns saved 10,000 lives in Europe and US and had 'little or no effect' on the virus death rate, updated analysis suggests.
A review by an international team of economists found draconian shutdowns only reduced Covid mortality by 3 per cent in the UK, US and Europe in 2020.
The experts, from Johns Hopkins University in the US, Lund University in Sweden and the Danish think-tank the Center for Political Studies, said that equates to 6,000 fewer deaths in Europe and 4,000 fewer in the US.
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