It’s scary to see what happened when one major city locked down for 3 months to stop COVID-19

[Yoni Heisler]

• The Australian city of Melbourne was on lockdown for more than three months and effectively eliminated the coronavirus.
• The lockdown, however, also brought with it some tough economic challenges for citizens.

The decision to lock down a major city in order to combat the coronavirus isn't always an easy one to make. While a broad lockdown can certainly prevent the coronavirus from spreading far and wide, such a decision can also bring with it a number of economic hurdles.

The U.S. experienced this dynamic first-hand earlier this year when cities across the country instituted sweeping lockdown measures that effectively saw all non-essential businesses close up shop. Correspondingly, millions of people instantly found themselves without work and, in turn, the unemployment rate in the country reached a historically high level.

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