Lockdowns have not had a big impact on coronavirus death rates around the world, scientists have claimed. The researchers constructed a mathematical model to measure the impact of each country's response on coronavirus cases and deaths. Coronavirus lockdowns across Europe probably prevented up to three million Covid-related deaths, the team led by Professor Neil Ferguson found. His team at Imperial University in London found coronavirus lockdowns across Europe probably prevented up to three million Covid-related deaths. A separate study also published in June suggested around 500million Covid-19 cases were prevented by lockdowns in six countries, including the US.

Source: Daily Mail July 23, 2020 18:34 UTC