JimBob1952
Senior Member
There were 308,000 new cases reported on January 8. Today, the count is about 55,000 and dropping steadily.
Epidemics - Spanish Flu, Coronavirus, Black Death - burn out eventually. Effective vaccines help the process.
Most people will take some precautions for the next year or so. When things appear "normal" then they'll stop. Some behaviors may change permanently. I don't think shaking hands will come back. And I will probably never get on an NYC subway again if I can help it.
Epidemics - Spanish Flu, Coronavirus, Black Death - burn out eventually. Effective vaccines help the process.
Most people will take some precautions for the next year or so. When things appear "normal" then they'll stop. Some behaviors may change permanently. I don't think shaking hands will come back. And I will probably never get on an NYC subway again if I can help it.