Thread by @PRGuy17

Why lockdowns? Deaths are so low, right?

Thanks to lockdowns. Without lockdowns cases would be many, many times higher, as would hospitalisations and deaths.

We also must remember that mortality rates will increase when hospitals hit capacity. If we can't treat them, more die.

Everyone has a hard story about lockdown. Nobody likes it. But it's a necessary evil because the alternative is unthinkable. When hospitals are full, it won't just be covid cases dying unnecessarily. There'll be many non-covid related deaths that could easily have been prevented.

There has not been any increase in suicides because of lockdowns. That myth has never been backed up with any figures. It is pure retail politics; a brutal lie. There is a mental health crisis, and there has been for years. It's amazing just who's ready to speak about it now.

Remember also that there's a lag of about 3 weeks between infection and death. We have not begun to see what 1000 cases a day in NSW really looks like, and won't know for a few more weeks. Sit tight. Lock down.