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Re:There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the... by jokethrowaway on Monday May 17, 2021 @07:07PM (#27189474)
Also, locking down everyone (and its economic consequences) probably had / will have an effect on number of suicides (not sure if negative - I can't stand it, I'll kill myself - or positive - I can't stand it but life will be better after covid)
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Re:There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the... by mikepurvis on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:45AM (#27221016)
Surprisingly not:

"Widespread assumptions that suicide rates would increase during the pandemic are not supported by the growing amount of evidence coming out of Canadian provinces and other jurisdictions around the world, say experts who study the topic."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/suicides-alberta-bc-s...

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