Lockdowns across the globe prevented millions of deaths from the novel coronavirus, new studies published Monday report

According to a study by the Imperial College of London, some 3 million deaths were
averted in eleven countries – Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany,
Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland – because of lockdown measures

including the closings of non-essential businesses and schools.

A separate study conducted in the United States and published alongside the British
study Monday found that some 530 million cases of COVID-19 were prevented or
delayed by lockdown policies implemented in China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France

and the United States.

The number of COVID-19 deaths worldwide is more than 403,000 and the confirmed
cases stands at more than seven million, according to data collected by the Johns

Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Research Center.

The United States remains the country with the highest number of deaths, followed
by Britain, Brazil and Italy.