Karanténa - Přežije naše svoboda éru pandemie? – Klaus Václav (2020)

The new publication by Václav Klaus and a team of authors from the Václav Klaus Institute presents an exclusive study mapping and analyzing the broader context of the coronavirus pandemic. The twelve-part study was published in a series on the news server iDNES at the turn of March and April 2020. "The Václav Klaus Institute took the Covid-19 pandemic very seriously from the beginning. It never underestimated it – not only because of the disease itself but mainly due to the anticipated and implemented measures in the first two months (both in our country and in Europe). These measures have and will have very serious consequences for society, politics, and the economy, affecting all our lives. We do not pretend to be doctors or epidemiologists, nor do we wish to impress with learned wisdom from their fields or an excess of statistical data on mortality, lethality, and the contagiousness of the coronavirus. However, being aware of the fact that in life (even in a pandemic) there is always a trade-off, we are convinced that forgetting the possibility that the consequences of treating the disease could, in total, be worse than the disease itself could backfire on us. Therefore, we believe that people engaged in public policy, social, and economic issues must also address the current situation and express their opinions. In recent years…