country reporting cases of infection. In that time many
Asian countries have flattened the curve and has seen
the epicentre move through Europe then on to the United
States, a country that is heavily divided on how to deal
with the situation.
Little understanding of the virus and a lack of vaccine
mandated the need for social distancing measures, it’s
unclear which approach has worked best, all have greatly
impacted the world economy. It is also unclear how
long it will be before a vaccine is found, if at all, of the
seven Coronaviruses known to affect humans none has
had a vaccine found, including the common cold. The
common cold is one of four that originated in humans
and generally cause mild symptoms, whilst the three
remaining originated in animals and spread to humans, a
cross-over event. The original, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS) came and went within 2 years (2002-04),
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) followed a
similar pattern in 2012, although sporadic outbreaks are
still seen in some regions. It’s not unreasonable to expect
that COVID-19 will follow a not too dissimilar pattern.
Some medical experts predict that if a vaccine is found
it will perhaps coincide with the natural diminish of
COVID-19, a prospect that they say we need to be aware
of for dealing with future outbreaks of Coronaviruses.
Worldwide social distancing measures have seen busi-
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