Lockdowns Never Prevent Infection, Only Prolong Pandemic: UK Professor

Lockdowns Never Prevent Infection, Only Prolong Pandemic: UK Professor
A man dressed as Father Christmas walks past COVID-19 signage in Manchester, England, on Dec. 2, 2020. Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
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Lockdowns “never ultimately prevent infection” and only serve to flatten the curve and thereby prolong the epidemic, a British medical professor has warned.

Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, said on Dec. 21 that there is no need for a lockdown in the UK as the increase in COVID-19 cases appears to be slowing.