What Might Happen to COVID-19 Over Time?

To deal with the global pandemic of a novel corona virus, people all over the world have scrambled to enact social distancing so as to reduce the speed with which the virus is spreading-key to reducing the strain on health care systems. But even as different countries have met that threat with varyi...

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Published in:	American scientist Vol. 108; no. 3; p. 134
Main Author:	Burke, Katie L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Research Triangle Park Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society 01-05-2020 Sigma XI-The Scientific Research Society
Subjects:	Colds Coronaviruses COVID-19 Digital archives Disease control Disease transmission Epidemics Health care Infections Pandemics Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Social distancing Viral diseases Viral infections Viruses
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Summary:	To deal with the global pandemic of a novel corona virus, people all over the world have scrambled to enact social distancing so as to reduce the speed with which the virus is spreading-key to reducing the strain on health care systems. But even as different countries have met that threat with varying degrees of success, they need to prepare for the aftermath. There is a real possibility that this outbreak is not the last COVID-19 curve well need to flatten. Here, Burke examines what will happen to COVID-19 over time.
ISSN:	0003-0996 1545-2786
DOI:	10.1511/2020.108.3.134