The great hope is, if the coronavirus is contained or disappears within a reasonable time-frame, we can all emerge relatively unscathed, with no significant damage to the economy or our pocketbooks
China is seeing their number of cases drop, but the virus is growing at breakneck speed in Europe and the United States. World Health Organization officials have stated that the outbreak has developed into a pandemic. It is virtually certain that the virus will eventually spread to every community throughout the world. -- (Guardian.)
Although several drugs are being tested, a vaccine to stop the spread is still at least a year away. -- (CDC)
