Epidemiologists outline three scenarios
Though we are still in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak, some experts are speculating on how it will end, according to an article on the Vox website. infectious disease experts are outlining three scenarios.
• Best case: The spread of the virus gets under control through public health interventions
• The virus burns itself out after it infects all or most of the people most susceptible to it.
• Coronavirus becomes yet another common virus and it doesn’t end.
February 10, 2020
Topic Area: Infection Control
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