COVID-19 lockdown – Blessing or disaster?

Despite the dubious results of the nationwide lockdown in India state after state continue to clamp lockdowns indiscriminately and claim that it is a panacea for all their ills. Unverified claims abound and myths are perpetuated without any basis. It is time to take a close look at the hard data and...

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Autores principales: Sana Dhamija, Madhura Samudra, Supriya Davis, Nishtha Gupta, Suprakash Chaudhury
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:46faad59b9a54e1abe9424587d4f89ab2021-11-12T10:11:31ZCOVID-19 lockdown – Blessing or disaster?0972-67480976-279510.4103/0972-6748.328834https://doaj.org/article/46faad59b9a54e1abe9424587d4f89ab2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2021;volume=30;issue=3;spage=294;epage=296;aulast=Dhamijahttps://doaj.org/toc/0972-6748https://doaj.org/toc/0976-2795Despite the dubious results of the nationwide lockdown in India state after state continue to clamp lockdowns indiscriminately and claim that it is a panacea for all their ills. Unverified claims abound and myths are perpetuated without any basis. It is time to take a close look at the hard data and come to logical conclusions regarding the utility of prolonged open-ended lockdowns. Unfortunately, the evidence does not support the use of prolonged lockdowns as a useful strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.Sana DhamijaMadhura SamudraSupriya DavisNishtha GuptaSuprakash ChaudhuryWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlecase fatality rateinfection fatality rateinfectious diseasepandemicPsychiatryRC435-571Industrial psychologyHF5548.7-5548.85ENIndustrial Psychiatry Journal, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 294-296 (2021)
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topic case fatality rate
infection fatality rate
infectious disease
pandemic
Psychiatry
RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
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infection fatality rate
infectious disease
pandemic
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RC435-571
Industrial psychology
HF5548.7-5548.85
Sana Dhamija
Madhura Samudra
Supriya Davis
Nishtha Gupta
Suprakash Chaudhury
COVID-19 lockdown – Blessing or disaster?
description Despite the dubious results of the nationwide lockdown in India state after state continue to clamp lockdowns indiscriminately and claim that it is a panacea for all their ills. Unverified claims abound and myths are perpetuated without any basis. It is time to take a close look at the hard data and come to logical conclusions regarding the utility of prolonged open-ended lockdowns. Unfortunately, the evidence does not support the use of prolonged lockdowns as a useful strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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author Sana Dhamija
Madhura Samudra
Supriya Davis
Nishtha Gupta
Suprakash Chaudhury
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publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
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