Is it really better to be safe than sorry? A leading UK pathology professor warns us that the ramifications of a country going into lockdown could cause more damage than Coronavirus.

Professor John Lee is a writer for the UK Spectator, a retired professor of pathology and a former NHS consultant and he joined Luke Grant on Australia Overnight to give some perspective on the further reaching effects of COVID-19. 

“The trouble with it is that they (government) have erred on the side of better ‘safe than sorry’… it’s a general  principle of medicine, that when you’re giving a treatment to people, first do no harm.”

Professor Lee shines light on the fact that nations have overestimated the dangers of, and underestimated the danger of a population going into lockdown. 

“The lockdown has side effects. From the economic side effects, from direct health side effects... people aren't accessing health care, to health problems that were storing up for the future like people not coming in for their cancer screenings, not presenting themselves early enough when they have got chest pains for heart attacks.”

Professor Lee also touches on the murky origins of Coronavirus and if we may ever have a cure for the deadly disease. 

Click PLAY below to hear the full interview.

Is it really better to be safe than sorry? A leading UK pathology professor warns us that the ramifications of a country going into lockdown could cause more damage than Coronavirus.
Professor John Lee is a writer for the UK Spectator, a retired professor of pathology and a former NHS consultant and he joined Luke Grant on Australia Overnight to give some perspective on the further reaching effects of COVID-19.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The trouble with it is that they (government) have erred on the side of better &lsquo;safe than sorry&rsquo;&hellip; it&rsquo;s a general&nbsp; principle of medicine, that when you&rsquo;re giving a treatment to people, first do no harm.&rdquo;
Professor Lee shines light on the fact that nations have overestimated the dangers of, and underestimated the danger of a population going into lockdown.&nbsp;
&ldquo;The lockdown has side effects. From the economic side effects, from direct health side effects... people aren't accessing health care, to health problems that were storing up for the future like people not coming in for their cancer screenings, not presenting themselves early enough when they have got chest pains for heart attacks.&rdquo;
Professor Lee also touches on the murky origins of Coronavirus and if we may ever have a cure for the deadly disease.&nbsp;
Click PLAY below to hear the full interview.

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