[spiked] Yoram Lass, former director of Israel’s Health Ministry, on the hysteria around Covid-19.Countries across the world have been in lockdown for months in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The costs of the policy are enormous — in terms of life, liberty and the economy. But is it worth it to save lives? Yoram Lass was once the director-general of Israel’s Ministry of Health. Lass is a staunch critic of the lockdown policy adopted in his native Israel and around the world. He has described our response to Covid-19 as a form of hysteria. spiked caught up with him to find out more.
spiked: You have described the global response to coronavirus as hysteria. Can you explain that?