Should governments continue lockdown to slow the spread of covid-19?

Until we have a meaningful alternative, lockdown is the only thing we can do to prevent further catastrophic spread of the virus, says Edward R Melnick. But John PA Ioannidis argues that any benefits of lockdown depend on its effectiveness and the covid-19 burden—and that the harms are multifarious...

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Published in:BMJ 2020-06, Vol.369, p.m1924-m1924
Main Authors: Melnick, Edward R, Ioannidis, John P A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Fatalities
Government
Head to Head
Health care
Homeless people
Hospitals
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Mortality
Nursing homes
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pharmaceuticals
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
Quarantine - legislation & jurisprudence
Quarantine - methods
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Social distancing
Travel - legislation & jurisprudence
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Summary:Until we have a meaningful alternative, lockdown is the only thing we can do to prevent further catastrophic spread of the virus, says Edward R Melnick. But John PA Ioannidis argues that any benefits of lockdown depend on its effectiveness and the covid-19 burden—and that the harms are multifarious
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m1924