A worker wearing a face mask walks past closed check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
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
A worker wearing a face mask walks past closed check-in counters at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: AFP