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https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/26/lockdown-could-kill-75000-due-to-cancelled-treatments-and-missed-diagnoses-13328942Published by: METRO on 26 Sep 2020
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Almost 75,000 people could die from non-coronavirus causes as a result of the UK lockdown, an alarming report presented to the Government’s key advisors warns. Research presented to the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) states 16,000 people lost their lives in care homesand hospitals in March and April, amid fears the NHS could be consumed by the pandemic.
A further 26,000 people will die within the next year if people continue to stay away from A&E and the social care sector continues to be plagued by problems, the Daily Mail reports.
Meanwhile, 31,900 people could die over the next five years due to missed cancer diagnoses, cancelled operations and the health impacts of a recession.
However, the report stresses that up to 400,000 people could have died with Covid-19 if the Government did not impose the strict nationwide lockdown in March.
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What is Lockdown?Lockdown is an emergency protocol that usually prevents people or information from leaving an area. The protocol can usually only be initiated by someone in a position of authority. Lockdowns can also be used to protect people inside a facility or, for example, a computing system, from a threat or
other external event. During the 2019-20 Coronavirus pandemic, the term lockdown was used for actions related to mass quarantines. Lockdowns can limit movements or activities in a community while allowing most organizations to function normally, or limit movements or activities such that only organizations supplying basic needs and services can function normally.
What is COVID?Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold, though rarer forms such as SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 can be lethal. Symptoms vary in other species: in chickens
they cause an upper respiratory tract disease, while in cows and pigs they cause diarrhea. There are yet to be vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.
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