A worker wearing a face mask walks past closed check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Paul Christensen
The cold, hard maths of whether a coronavirus shutdown is worth everyone’s loss of quality of life
If we go into lockdown every year, we can prevent many deaths from flu. But why don’t societies do this? In the case of the Covid-19 shutdown, there are not just jobs at stake but also quality-of-life costs being borne by everyone