Full lockdowns do NOT reduce coronavirus mortality rate: Study
2 factors significantly tied to higher COVID deaths

Navy Lt. Louis Petro stands watch as the tactical action officer in the combat information center aboard the USS Germantown in the East China Sea, July 17, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Taylor DiMartino)
By Andrew Kerr
Daily Caller News Foundation
Daily Caller News Foundation
A study published Tuesday in The Lancet medical journal found that full lockdowns, border closures and high rates of coronavirus testing are not associated with a statistically significant reduction in the total number of critical cases or the virus’s overall mortality rate.
However, the study, which was based on data from the 50 countries with the most reported cases as of May 1, noted that lockdowns and border closures are likely associated with better overall health outcomes, as the measures helped drive down the rate of the virus’s transmission and reduce the load on hospital systems.
“In our study, an increasing number of days to border closures was associated with a higher caseload, and more restrictive public health measures (such as a full lockdown compared to partial or curfew only measures) were associated with an increase in the number of recovered cases per million population,” the researchers reported. “These findings suggest that more restrictive public health practices may indeed be associated with less transmission and better outcomes.
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