rapidly closed and travellers stranded. Some took it in
their stride and saw it as a part of the adventure, others
fled in fear taking business and livelihoods of others with
them.
Health is foremost as the pandemic continues, healthcare
systems around the world are struggling to cope,
while governments look for ways to fund, support and
maintain a manageable number of infections by shutting
down regions. Human movement was haltered almost
immediately as the World Health Organisation (WHO)
suggested on March 12, 2020 that the outbreak of this
strain of Coronavirus was a problem that would affect us
all.
In a move never seen before it seemed the worldwide
community came together to fight the spread of the
contagion, social distancing has become the ‘norm’, a
step that goes against the very fabric of being human; we
crave movement, new experiences, adventure.
The adventure travel market relies solely on human
movement, perhaps none more so than motorcycle travel;
an isolationist activity that requires interaction with
many. Motorcycle travel was impacted greatly.
The Coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19,
was first described to the WHO towards the end of last
year (2019) by officials in Wuhan, China. Within six
months it has spread to six continents with almost every
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