How quickly the world will come to its senses: how long the coronavirus pandemic will last

The Chinese coronavirus pandemic is raging across the world. What will be next? Before the situation normalizes, it will worsen, said the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Antonio Fauci, on March 15. Writes about this "Voice of America".

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Air travel has been suspended, schools are closed, store shelves are empty, the economy is collapsing - how long will the pandemic last and how quickly will countries be able to recover? Experts differ in their assessments.

In early March, Walter Ricciardi, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), compared the COVID-19 pandemic and SARS (2002) and said that life would return to “normal” in May-June.

Melissa Nolan, a professor of epidemiology at the University of South Carolina, agrees and believes that the peak of the disease will occur in April-May, and then decline.

But some experts suggest that even if the pace of infection slows down in the summer, COVID-19 may return in the fall. At the same time, Ogbonnaya Omenka, a representative of the Butler University College of Pharmacology, adds that Australia, where the hot summer ends, also suffered from a pandemic, so it’s still not known exactly how the virus behaves at high temperatures.

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New York Mayor De Blasio believes that the crisis in the United States through the coronavirus will last at least another six months. Therefore, the city authorities are considering the possibility of restricting movement in the city and closing catering establishments.

Spring break is currently underway in US schools, and due to the outbreak of the virus, most US states have extended it for another two weeks. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he "wouldn't be surprised if schools don't reopen this school year."

At the same time, some experts believe that it is schools that can distribute a significant number of diseases, in particular COVID-19, among populations of all ages.

As reported by ForumDaily:

• A new virus was discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. In 2020, it covered all continents except Antarctica. On March 11, US President Donald Trump imposed a ban on entry from the EU. The ban came into force on Friday, March 13, and will last at least 30 days. In particular, it will concern people who have visited the Schengen area over the past 14 days.
• March 13, Trump introduced a nationwide emergency regime in the US due to coronavirus.
• As of March 13, 1700 cases of infection with Chinese coronavirus were detected in the United States, more than 40 people died.
• On March 11, WHO recognized the situation with the coronavirus pandemic, which covered more than 110 countries. Symptoms of Coronavirus COVID-19 Disease Available here.
• Virologist's tips on how to protect yourself from infection - here:.
• Taking advantage of the panic in the society because of the epidemic, fraudsters came up with several schemes to deceive victims of personal data and money. The most common ones can be found here.
• Having succumbed to panic due to a state of emergency, Americans are massively buying toilet paperbut they cannot explain why they need it during the epidemic.
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