Other countries have shown that lockdown is not only approach to fighting Covid-9

The News Letter editorial on Wednesday said: ‘Lockdown has been an entirely appropriate precautionary response to a health crisis’.
By Letters
Published 1st May 2020, 01:05 BST
Updated 1st May 2020, 13:28 BST
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(The editorial on April 30 can be read by clicking here)

Such a definitive statement is sheer hubris.

There have been a number of significantly different approaches to lockdown worldwide – Taiwan, Sweden, USA, France, Italy.

Can we definitively answer that the UK/NI approach was the most appropriate?

Ryan Dallas, Drumahoe, Londonderry

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