• Question: HOW LONG WILL THE CORONAVIRUS LAST

    Asked by anon-250052 on 9 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by anon-250153.
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      Ioana Grigoras answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      Hi! I don’t think anyone actually knows at this point. We must be aware of what the guidelines are and do the best we can to stay healthy and keep other safe too. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, sneeze in your elbow or a tissue you can throw away and don’t go out in large groups if you’re sick, so you don’t give it to other people.

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      Sophie Arthur answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      This is very difficult to predict, but I imagine it will be around for a fair few months as it slowly makes its way around the world. We also need to understand whether those who are getting better can get sick again if they are reinfected

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      Katrina Wesencraft answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      It’s hard to tell! It depends on a lot of things that we don’t know about the virus yet. It also depends on what measures are put in place to stop the spread. Every country has made different rules for how often and how many people they test, putting people in quarantine, stopping big events and things like that. The people who work on predicting this often study maths or statistics at university, not biology! The World Health Organization announced that the number of people with coronavirus in China is going down – this is a good sign that China’s strict quarantine measures are working. If other countries are careful to test lots of people and isolate everyone who could have the virus, the number of cases should hopefully start to reduce everywhere.

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      Samir Hopestone answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      I think if we knew that there would be no need to worry! It depends on how well the health services respond.

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      Sarah Clarke answered on 11 Mar 2020:

      Important question but at the moment its an impossible one to answer I think. There is still so much to learn about the virus. That said its important we all follow the most up to date advice.

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      Nathan Kindred answered on 12 Mar 2020:

      We don’t know for sure but I would imagine things will be back to normal in a few months 🙂

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      M S answered on 12 Mar 2020:

      I dont think anyone knows. Its about being careful and vigilant

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      Kate Mitchell answered on 12 Mar 2020:

      We don’t know yet!

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      Nuru Noor answered on 15 Mar 2020:

      Difficult to know at this time, one of the reasons why research and science is so important to try and answer this question and help plan what to do for each country 👍

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