World after COVID-19: Will we ever lockdown again?

One year on from the first lockdown The Sun explores how and why the world locked down, and whether restrictions will be here to stay post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mass-scale lockdowns were near unprecedented in the fight against pandemics in human history. Yet the world near-universally took up this strategy to tackle coronavirus in a matter of weeks; it didn’t matter if you lived in a western democracy, or in a communist dictatorship, countries swiftly shut down their entire economies, borders and societies. So how and why did the world lockdown and will they be used in the future?

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I’ve listened to this for a year now, I’m no longer listening any longer

[azaziel]

The current government is the biggest threat this country is now facing

[andylaauk]

REMEMBER, THIS VIRUS IS AN "OPPORTUNITY"

[ahmedt]

The very fact that its even being discussed and there are videos like this on youtube starting to emerge- guarantees that there will be another lockdown.

[GrrMeister]

*It's aged me a Year in less than 12 months in the UK. A year of my life has been stolen with constant Lockdowns and Tier Systems the same with another name. Now all the wise Experts come out of the woodwork with wonderful Hindsight*

[dj_jamfu]

They did it once and they saw it could work so OF COURSE they will do it again!

[ArkadyItkin]

Fool me once - shame on you. Fool everyone for over a year, shame on us.

[rickrobbin]

the saga continues big pharma makes billions

[peterzak]

people get sick and may die, lock-downs are not way to immortality, we sacrificed a lot for nothing and btw we are not in this all together we are only getting screwed together some unwillingly others with a smile on their face.

[grumpy-dad]

Stay at home and allow the NHS to make tiktok videos
Close your small business and let big business take over.

[bromion]

If it is such a danger then why are schools open?

[renatad.]

2 weeks to flatten the curve... People consented to all this lunacy, sadly.

[dandavis]

Protect your families and children from this poison

[marks]

Goalposts been moved that many times may as well use jumpers.

[tombristowe]

There's already been talk of "Climate Lockdown". The genie's out of the bottle now.

[graff]

Every day gets worse, every day our captors add new restrictions, add new laws in readiness for the fight they know is going to come.

[tacticalchunder]

I sure love living in an open air prison. This is the most inhumane psychological experiment ever conducted, especially as it’s pretty much worldwide.

[AthelstanEngland]

"Will we ever open up?" is the more pertinent question.

[lynnB]

This has been a scam from day one . The game is rigged .

[simonsole]

Boris and your government you can do one