Lockdowns had negligible impact on mortality, study claims
A study by scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Lund University found that full lockdowns had a negligible impact on mortality and could be a policy failure of gigantic proportions. The study suggests that lockdowns in response to the first wave of the pandemic prevented as few as 1,700 deaths in England and Wales compared to countries which took lighter-touch measures. The benefits of the first Covid-19 lockdown were a drop in the bucket compared to the staggering collateral costs it imposed, the study said.