To this day it seems most people are misinformed about the WHO's statements regarding lockdowns. The WHO's position was that the total closure of businesses an

To this day it seems most people are misinformed about the WHO's statements regarding lockdowns. The WHO's position was that the total closure of businesses and public areas was a tool that could be effective early on in a wave of infections, but governments should recognize that it came with a terrible cost in terms of increasing poverty and other social problems. They also repeatedly stated that the half-assed "lockdowns" implemented by most jurisdictions (hey guys let's close the pool but we'll reopen it on Wednesdays and Fridays, also restaurants are delivery only for nine months) were next to useless. Basically, they said you had to go all-in, do it early on, and make it brief or it wasn't worth it. Not once have I ever seen the nuance of their position accurately reflected in the media or in statements by politicians and governments. It was all 100% left vs right tribe wars / oh look libs are stealing our freedoms / here's another dunk on Trump / Americans of all stripes hating and blaming each other. Millions are poor or dead because we all failed.