Pandemic lockdowns had little effect on COVID-19 mortality - study
A meta-analysis of 34 different studies on various lockdown policies has shown that they had little-to-no effect was had on COVID-19 mortality.
A lone man wearing a protective face mask sits at an unusually quiet State Library on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/SANDRA SANDERS/FILE PHOTO)Updated: