Elon Musk insists for freedom from lockdown amid COVID-19, gets schooled by doctor

COVID-19 pandemic has taken world host with lockdown and stay at home protocol imposed in many countries across globe. US is worst-hit country and its biggest city New York has recorded over 18,000 deaths. However, re are differing opinions about  confinement and restrictions that have been imposed across world, especially in US, with one lobby, led by President Trump, being seemingly bent on opening country even as toll keeps rising.

Techlogy entrepreneur Elon Musk has expressed his views against lockdown imposed by US President Donald Trump in his latest tweet and has sparked a row of opposing opinions. Here is tweet, which bears a stark resemblance to Trump's own outbursts:

With some backing Musk against lockdown, re were ors who disapproved of his opinions for how dangerous y could prove with a few of m being verified users as well.

However, a verified Twitter user's rebutting explanation in favour of lockdown won all hearts. Twitter user gave a fact-based justification taking account of deaths in New York as a base and explaining why lockdown was important and how catastrophic it would prove to go against it.

Twitter user explained how death rate due to COVID-19 is much higher than death rate due to heart diseases and Cancer put toger, which usually topped list of deaths prior to Coronavirus pandemic. count of COVID-19 infected people in US has crossed one million with death toll nearing 61,000. New York alone has recorded 164,841 COVID-19 cases with 18,076 deaths due to deadly virus. As world grapples to find a vaccine for deadly virus, social distancing and hygiene is essential in arresting spread of virus.