How long will COVID-19 last?

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 - 12:40 in Mathematics & Economics

COVID-19 may be with us for some time, but we are far from powerless. (Pexels/)The number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States is accelerating, and the impact of the pandemic is "definitely going to get worse before it gets better," Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, said on March 12. "We will have a lot more cases," Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN.At this point you are probably wondering, am I going to have to self-quarantine forever? Just how long is this pandemic going to last?Nobody knows what the coming months are going to hold. When asked when life might go back to normal by ABC News on March 15, Fauci stated that it will likely be “several weeks to a few months.” So COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while.“This is a very clever...

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