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Lockdown could cause 29 times more deaths in long run than Covid-19 itself - 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 May 2020 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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