Letter to the Editor
Sucharit Bhakdi,
PhD, Emeritus Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Visiting Professor, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, formerly Head of the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Germany
Address: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Christian-Albrechts-Platz 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany
E-mail: sbhakdi@uni-mainz.de
Article ID: 010840218
Published online: 16 April 2020
HANDLE: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12656/thebeacon.3.010840218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55269/thebeacon.3.010840218
Quoting (Chicago style): Bhakdi, Sucharit. 2020. “Counteracting Ideology of COVID-19 Total Lockdown of Countries.” Beacon J Stud Ideol Ment Dimens 3, 010840218. https://doi.org/10.55269/thebeacon.3.010840218
Language: Russian
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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. Key words: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, human rigths, democracy, constitution violation, lockdowns
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