The first wave of Covid-19 is not over – but how might a second look?
by Michael Safi from Science | The Guardian on (#54BK4)
The pandemic's future will be decided by human action and several unanswered questions about the nature of the virus
Restaurants are opening, parks are full and people are getting back to work: parts of Europe, Asia and much of the Middle East are enjoying the benefits of flattened coronavirus curves. Meanwhile, parts of the US, India and Latin America are still recording thousands of new cases every day.
The first wave of the coronavirus is not over. The future shape of the pandemic will be decided both by human action, in the form of social distancing, testing and other traditional methods of disease control, but also several unanswered questions about the nature of the virus itself.
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