Definitive proof that lockdowns don’t stop Covid19, in a study published in the Lancet EClinicalMedicine journal.
Factors common in higher rates of cases in nations: highers rate of obesity, older populations, and slowness to close border.
Rapid border closures, full lockdowns, and wide-spread testing were not associated with COVID-19 mortality rates.
Though countries with full lockdowns had better patient recovery times.
https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/eclinm/PIIS2589-5370(20)30208-X.pdf