Globe and Mail blasted for likening lockdown to Anne Frank hiding from Nazis Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Living for months under a heavy-handed lockdown and stay-at-home orders has been undoubtedly taxing on all of us, leading to increased instances of domestic violence, eating disorders and other mental health issues, opioid deaths and suicidal ideation. But drawing some sort of comparison between current government orders to limit normal activities and stay home as much as possible to historical events where millions of people were persecuted and killed in a genocide is not just tone deaf; but quite shocking.