Tesla CEO Elon Musk is calling for coronavirus lockdowns to be eased and America to be re-opened, asserting, "give people their freedom back!"

Musk made the remarks on Twitter, tweeting a link to a Wall Street Journal article which presents data indicating lockdowns don't save lives.

A respondent said, "The scariest thing about this pandemic is not the virus itself, it's seeing American so easily bow down & give up their blood bought freedom to corrupt politicians who promise them safety."

"True," Musk agreed.

"Yes, reopen with care & appropriate protection, but don't put everyone under de facto house arrest," he also tweeted.

Musk previously posted a link to the censored YouTube video of two California doctors questioning the logic of maintaining a lockdown that may end up taking more lives than it saves.