A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a test at an El Rio Health Covid-19 drive-thru testing site in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Bloomberg

Philip Bowring

Are coronavirus lockdowns justified given the health, economic and social costs?

While billions are being pumped into Covid-19 vaccine research, diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria continue to have high mortality rates

Perhaps, Covid-19 is attracting attention because it largely affects old people in rich countries

Philip Bowring

Published: 9:00am, 19 Jul, 2020

Updated: 10:13am, 20 Jul, 2020

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A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a test at an El Rio Health Covid-19 drive-thru testing site in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Bloomberg

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Are coronavirus lockdowns justified given the health, economic and social costs?

While billions are being pumped into Covid-19 vaccine research, diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria continue to have high mortality rates Perhaps, Covid-19 is attracting attention because it largely affects old people in rich countries

While billions are being pumped into Covid-19 vaccine research, diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria continue to have high mortality rates

Perhaps, Covid-19 is attracting attention because it largely affects old people in rich countries