Open AccessCounteracting Ideology of COVID-19 Total Lockdown of Countries
Author(s) -
Sucharit Bhakdi,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the beacon: journal for studying ideologies and mental dimensions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-1890
pISSN - 2713-1882
DOI - 10.55269/thebeacon.3.010840218
Subject(s) - covid-19 , ideology , interpretation (philosophy) , political science , business , economics , development economics , law , virology , disease , medicine , politics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , computer science , programming language
In view of unprecedented public policy measures aimed at lockdowns of the whole countries across the world, due to the spread of COVID-19 disease, it is becoming obvious that such measures requiring prolonged switching off the economies, are mainly disproportional to the threat, excessive and, therefore, must be reconsidered as soon as possible. Passiveness and laxness of politicians may cause tremendous financial losses to budgets, damage to economies, transition to constant violation of constitutions and human rights. An Open Letter to Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel disclosing the incorrect interpretation of COVID-19 data by media and politicians, was prepared by the author and is taken as a basis of this communiqué.