The show must go on in a future with Covid-19
Businesses need to remain open and consumers must be encouraged to support them, especially firms hardest hit by the outbreak.
WHILE many are rightfully concerned about the mortal threat of Covid-19, the real danger may lie in the long-term knock-on effects on the economy.
With the number of Covid-19 cases rapidly escalating globally, many now accept that the outbreak has now transcended the discussion of containment and prevention, and shifted towards protecting the vulnerable and keeping businesses going.
Given the alarming spread in recent weeks, experts have forewarned that the Covid-19 strain may become a global endemic pathogen and a permanent part of the human respiratory illness repository, much like the seasonal flu or the common cold.
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