1/x Beyond the more direct costs associated with #covidー19 there will also be massive associated opportunity costs! Here& #39;s an ongoing thread with examples.

One example: the suspension of polio eradication campaigns! https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL ">https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL&q...
2/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/emilylmullin/status/1248318258446548992">https://twitter.com/emilylmul...
3/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/DrugChannels/status/1247135742691868673">https://twitter.com/DrugChann...
4/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ReedAbelson/status/1250061692651950084">https://twitter.com/ReedAbels...
6/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/glassmanamanda/status/1252388582091677698">https://twitter.com/glassmana...
7/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/snirody/status/1253066088889364480">https://twitter.com/snirody/s...
9/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/FutureDocs/status/1254578171523010560">https://twitter.com/FutureDoc...
11/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:

COVID-19 will set fight against TB back at least 5 years https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6 ">https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6&q...
14/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/CynthiaLKoons/status/1258745252216782848">https://twitter.com/CynthiaLK...
15/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:

Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back home, that lifeline is drying up.
17/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ErinMichos/status/1260418859611361285">https://twitter.com/ErinMicho...
18/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/CDDEP/status/1263168914281959426">https://twitter.com/CDDEP/sta...
19/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/KHNews/status/1265626181858140160">https://twitter.com/KHNews/st...
20/x Article on #COVID19 collateral costs (with some repeats of previously called out - in this thread - consequences)

What is the true scale of the collateral damage caused by Covid-19 – and what can we do to stop it? https://bbc.in/3eCDkki ">https://bbc.in/3eCDkki&q...
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