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Studies Show Lockdowns Prevented Millions of COVID Deaths

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   Lockdowns across the globe prevented millions of deaths from the novel
   coronavirus, new studies published Monday report.

   According to [1]a study by the Imperial College of London, some 3
   million deaths were averted in eleven countries - Austria, Belgium,
   Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and
   Switzerland -- because of lockdown measures including the closings of
   non-essential businesses and schools.

   A separate study conducted in the United States and published alongside
   the British study Monday found that some 530 million cases of COVID-19
   were prevented or delayed by lockdown policies implemented in China,
   South Korea, Italy, Iran, France and the United States.

   The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide neared 403,000 and the
   confirmed cases stands at more than seven million, according to data
   collected by the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Research
   Center.

   The United States remains the country with the highest number of
   deaths, followed by Britain, Brazil and Italy.

   U.S. has also the highest number of confirmed cases, moving closer to
   two million, followed by Brazil with about a third of that number, and
   Russia and Britain.

References

   1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2405-7

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