"We must avoid a further lockdown"

Esmond Birnie

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Belfast Telegraph article

Subject

"Costs and benefits" associated with first lockdown

Period	4 Aug 2020

Media contributions

1

Media contributions

Title	"We must avoid a further lockdown"
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Belfast Telegraph
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	4/08/20
Description	Belfast Telegraph article re. "benefits" and costs of first lockdown and the imperative to avoid a second general lockdown given the scale of economic and social cost plus consequent loss of life (non-COVID health issues) associated with the first lockdown
Producer/Author	Esmond Birnie
URL	https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/the-march-2020-lockdown-was-justified-but-we-must-protect-the-economy-from-a-second-one-39420735.html
Persons	Esmond Birnie

Keywords

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland economy, political impact on economy, devolution, devolved policies, economic policy, economic growth, UK growth
COVID
COVID economic response
healthcare policy
lockdown
QALYs
value of a human life