In an interview, the World Health Organization's (WHO) special envoy on Covid-19, Dr. David Nabarro, stated that, "We in the World Health Organization do not advocate lockdowns as the primary means of control of this virus." This is particularly significant when we consider that many people in the United States are still under some level of lockdown. Nabarro goes on to suggest that a lockdown is justified only to "buy you time to reorganize, regroup, rebalance, your resources... but by and large, we'd rather not do it." The reason is because lockdowns have many indirect consequences such as "making poor people an awful lot poorer," devastating tourism industries, and devastating farmers all over the world. The fact is that lockdowns affect millions of people disproportionately. Individuals with financial means can more easily deal with lockdowns than those who lack financial means. Perhaps it is time that we take a serious look at the tremendous harm that lockdowns generate and emphasize other ways of controlling the virus.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/who-coronavirus-lockdowns-economic-damage
By Luke Joiner
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