Lockdowns can only end when vaccine is found, says Lancet study


PETALING JAYA: The lockdowns enforced around the world to curb the spread of Covid-19 can only end when a vaccine against the disease is found, says a new study on China's experience.

The Guardian reported that while China's aggressive controls over daily life brought the first wave of Covid-19 to an end, the danger of a second wave was very real.

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Lockdowns , Covid-19 , Vaccine , Lancet

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