Originally Posted by OVC010CB

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality

Per Johns Hopkins as of this morning, the death rate for the US is 7.19 per 100,000 citizens.

Denmark's death rate is 5.08 per 100,000 citizens
Sweden's death rate is 8.98 per 100,000 citizens

Assuming the data is correct (perhaps that isn't a good assumption) Sweden seems to be doing fine. We are dealing with very small numbers for each country.

Compare those death rates to the nations with the most strict lockdowns:

Spain 38.0
Belgium 34.2
Italy 33.9
France 22.4
UK 17.1

Just going by the data the nations with the most severe lockdowns have the highest death rates. I don't pretend to know what the heck is going on here, but as of now there is no scientific evidence lockdowns and stay at home orders through public policy have done much good.

Separating people to avoid viral disease has it's benefits, but on a societal scale until we know the data we are using is valid...well, I think there is a lot to be learned here.