Opposition to Virus Lockdowns Mounts Among Health Experts, Drawing Support, Criticism

WHO official, health experts speak out against virus lockdowns; 3 epidemiologists from Harvard, Oxford, and Stanford create declaration against lockdown measures

An almost empty street in Old Montreal on Oct. 25, 2020. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

An increasing number of doctors and medical professionals are joining forces to alert policy makers that lockdowns do more harm than good, saying other measures to deal with the pandemic should be adopted.

Last week, the World Health Organization’s special envoy on COVID-19 urged world leaders to stop using lockdowns as the primary control method against the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus.