Egyptian clown Ahmed Naser, performs to entertain and help children to put on face masks as a preventive measure amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Darb Al-Ban district at Islamic Cairo, Egypt April 13, 2020. Picture taken April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo
Reuters: U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty as a result of the crisis, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
The world body also said in a risk report that nearly 369 million children across 143 countries who normally rely on school meals for a reliable source of daily nutrition have now been forced to look elsewhere.
“We must act now on each of these threats to our children,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Leaders must do everything in their power to cushion the impact of the pandemic. What started as a public health emergency has snowballed into a formidable test for the global promise to leave no one behind.”
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WNU Editor: Economic downturns always bring an increase in the death rate. Doubly so in poor and developing countries. Here is an easy prediction. When this is all over, there will be a debate on whether these lock-down measures caused more harm than good.
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Actually it appears to me that the lockdowns have caused more harm than good. Even a cursory glance at the COVID-19 death by US state shows that the death rate and infection rate isn't materially different in states who aggressively enforced lockdowns than from those who didn't. As such, lockdowns seem to have, at best, marginal benefits and at ENORMOUS costs.
There should be a debate on this. Unfortunately in the US this seems unlikely to happen. In the US at least Dr. Fauci who seems to be the point person for this cannot be criticized or questioned. To do so invites some of the most vile criticisms and personal attacks from the media that have ever been heaped upon anyone. As long as Fauci, Birx and their actions and those of their teams cannot be questioned, a healthy debate is impossible
When it says "kids" ; read "propaganda".
"U.N. Issues Warning That The Covid-19 Caused Economic Downturn Could Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children in 2020"
What 1776 said. Plus, some economists gave figures that for every point of unemployment in the US and extra 10,000 people die.
So it is a balancing act. So why did we close everything down?
Because the Democrats and their running dog lackeys in the press demanded it. They want Democrats in 100% control come this November.
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