{"id":3789,"date":"2020-08-17T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2020-08-17T11:07:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:07:44","slug":"mandatory-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3789","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory Lockdowns are Killing More People than COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Ainsley Jackman<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to the politics behind our stay-at-home orders, most people seem to have adopted a simple equation: more COVID-19 = stricter quarantine<\/span><\/p>\n

Obviously, considering California\u2019s on-again-off-again quarantine policy, this strategy isn\u2019t working too well. This shouldn\u2019t be a great surprise, as the virus isn\u2019t going away anytime soon, and locking down for another month won\u2019t do anything but delay the wave that comes when the state reopens.<\/span><\/p>\n

This simple equation and the policies it has created neglect an issue far more complicated than the state of the virus, but one at least as important: the economy. And the effects of the lockdowns on the economy are far more severe and widespread than most people realize.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, a recent study from Johns Hopkins found that coronavirus-related lockdowns are contributing to the deaths<\/a> of 10,000 children globally every month, and stunting the growth of 550,000 more. <\/span>According to the study, “steep declines in household incomes, changes in the availability and affordability of nutritious foods, and interruptions to health, nutrition, and social protection services” are the cause of this extreme suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to deaths, the pandemic is causing more than 550,000 additional children each month to be struck by severe malnutrition, according to the UN https:\/\/t.co\/07Y4OjODnz<\/a><\/p>\n

— BNO News (@BNOFeed) July 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n