An Angus Reid poll earlier this month showed that only nine per cent of Canadians believed public health officials should be more concerned about the harm to the economy than public health and safety. In the background, though, and with fewer flamboyant costumes, some academics, public health officials and politicians around the world have been making the case that these strict lockdowns aren’t necessary. Most prominently, Sweden has taken a relaxed view on the government’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, allowing bars and restaurants to stay open, along with schools for younger children. The researchers believe that a similar effect is likely for COVID-19 and the Hong Kong government estimates that the infection rate is somewhere below 0.5. We don’t know for sure how children play into the COVID-19 outbreak yet but Stone says there’s no better way to shock the system of parents than to send their kids home.

Source: National Post May 01, 2020 10:30 UTC