To be fair, it can't be blamed entirely on just the lockdown/government response. The sheer existence of covid-19, regardless of government response, probably had an impact as well as fearmongering by the media.
As with everything the government tries to fix, the problem was more complicated than they assumed, the solutions weren't as effective as they hoped and the side effects were more severe than were anticipated.
A great man once said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. "
To be fair, it can't be blamed entirely on just the lockdown/government response. The sheer existence of covid-19, regardless of government response, probably had an impact as well as fearmongering by the media.
As with everything the government tries to fix, the problem was more complicated than they assumed, the solutions weren't as effective as they hoped and the side effects were more severe than were anticipated.
A great man once said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help. "