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Saving both lives and economy needs tradeoffs

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Allowing low-risk sectors to reopen with younger workers could be an optimal strategy for reopening the economy while limiting deaths, a study suggests Economic losses and covid-19 deaths could both be limited optimally if governments consider a mixed post-lockdown strategy of reopening low-risk sectors with younger workers, a study suggests.

Such a mixed policy could be of more help in balancing the economic and health tradeoffs rather than going for extreme measures, economist Carlo Faveroz and others say in a paper published in SSRN journal.

The authors evaluate the tradeoffs for five strategies, ranging from a 25 percent GDP loss but the fewest deaths in case of a yearlong full lockdown, to a zero GDP loss but the most deaths if the

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Emmerdale star shared a candid health update on Wednesday (24 February) after her son Ace, who she shares with co-star Matthew Wolfenden, was taken to hospital with a mystery illness.Posting the vulnerable clip to her 556,000 followers online, the actress explained how she has been looking after the tot all week after he took a dramatic “turn for the worse” last Friday (18 February).Concerned for his welfare, the pair made the decision to have their two-year-old rushed to hospital in an ambulance in order to get to the bottom of his strange illness which has taken him nearly a week to recover from.She told her loyal legion of fans: “Ace has been poorly since Friday being sick on an off but he’s just been really lethargic.“And then on Saturday he took a turn for the worse we had to get him into hospital, but then today he’s turned a bit of a corner, but it’s been really scary, [we had] the ambulance out and everything.“I think there is a sickness bug going around so just keep your eyes on that, but there’s nothing worse than when your kids are ill.”The star gave further insight into her traumatising situation in the captions alongside her video as she thanked the hospital staff and paramedics for their help.She wrote: “I’ve never had one so poorly and it’s been beyond scary. The hospital and paramedics were amazing with him.“So important to always follow your instinct.
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