Of course. If going out and working and consuming is dangerous, many people will not do it, even if there is no lockdown. More people will just be extremely car

Of course. If going out and working and consuming is dangerous, many people will not do it, even if there is no lockdown. More people will just be extremely careful. And there is some direct cost to the sickeness and death. This was published well over a year ago. https://news.mit.edu/2020/pandemic-health-response-economic-recovery-0401 https://news.mit.edu/2020/pandemic-health-response-economic-...