Health
Easing Covid limits early ‘could inflate deaths and deepen recession’ – The Guardian
Experts say government must not risk pitting the economy against public health
The lifting of coronavirus restrictions by the government could risk pitting the economy against public health, triggering a higher death toll and double-dip recession, two of the countrys top economists have warned.
In a warning to ministers, Nicholas Stern, the leading climate economist and former Treasury mandarin, and Sir Tim Besley, a former rate-setter at the Bank of England, said an abrupt and premature easing of lockdown would be counterproductive in the fight to save jobs and reboot Br…
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