Lockdown could cause 29 times more deaths in long run than Covid-19 itself – Nick Hudson

South Africa’s Covid-19 lockdown may cause 29 times more deaths in the long run than the virus, says Panda's Nick Hudson.
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South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown may cause 29 times more deaths in the long run than the virus. That is the stark message from Pandemic Data and Analytics (Panda) who have compiled a report that they have handed over to the Presidency. The co-ordinator of Panda, Nick Hudson says that the government's mantra that the lockdown saves lives and that it is lives versus the economy is a false dichotomy. Poverty due to the lockdown could in the long run be a bigger killer than Covid-19. He explained to Linda van Tilburg who Panda was and said he thought the Sweden model was a good one for the second phase of the lockdown.

Panda is a collection of people who were concerned about the same thing and joined forces to see what could be done about it. We were very worried individuals about the future of our country. We thought that the country was being placed at great risk. The guys have in common an interest in addressing that problem.

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