https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/eci.13484
Big peer reviewed study on how well lockdown "works" with damning results:
"The direction of the effect size in most scenarios point towards an increase in the case growth rate, though these estimates are only distinguishable from zero in Spain (consistent with non-beneficial effect of lockdowns). Only in Iran do the estimates consistently point in the direction of additional reduction in the growth rate, yet those effects are statistically indistinguishable from zero."
Turns out that masks may increase your risk of infection too!
'Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer, said the masks could “actually trap the virus” and cause the person wearing it to breathe it in.
'For the average member of the public walking down a street, it is not a good idea” to wear a face mask in the hope of preventing infection, she added.'
Oh wait, no that's from last March, obviously from a parallel universe...
