Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy
▻https://theconversation.com/data-from-45-countries-show-containing-covid-vs-saving-the-economy-
The standard economic indicators reviewed here show, overall, countries that have contained the virus also tend to have had less severe economic impacts than those that haven’t.
No one should be misled into believing there is zero-sum choice between saving lives and saving the economy. That is a false dichotomy.
If there is anything to be learned regarding how to deal with future pandemics, it is that rapidly containing the pandemic may well lessen its economic impact.