
Commentary / World Aug 9, 2020
Is 'coronaphobia' more deadly than the coronavirus?
by Ramesh Thakur
The mission creep from flattening the curve to eradicating COVID-19 has been ill-conceived and calamitous.
Is 'coronaphobia' more deadly than the coronavirus?
The mission creep from flattening the curve to eradicating COVID-19 has been ill-conceived and calamitous.
The lockdowns across the world will likely kill more people than they saved.
No, Sweden isn’t a miracle coronavirus model
The country's lockdown model is being lauded by the WHO, but it's a unique case whose death rate is much worse than its neighbors.
It’s 2024, and we’re still stuck at home
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Lockdown critics may have some valid points
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