Are less aggressive national lockdowns in COVID-19 associated with enhanced economic activity?

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¹ From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo 150-0012, Japan.
² Medical Governance Research Institute, 2-12-13-201 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan.

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M Ueda et al. QJM. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 7;114(6):359-361.

doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab021.

¹ From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo 150-0012, Japan.
² Medical Governance Research Institute, 2-12-13-201 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan.

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