Pandemic Lockdown: Are We Just Delaying the Inevitable?

People socialize at a pub in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 8, 2020. Swedish authorities have advised the public to practice social distancing due to the pandemic, but still allow a large amount of personal freedom. Andres Kudacki/AP Photo

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Most Western countries have been in lockdown for more than a month to slow the spread of the CCP virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus. Schools have been emptied and all businesses deemed nonessential have been closed by government order.