How long will the corona crisis continue to haunt the world?

Experts agree that the pandemic will continue for years without a vaccine or medication. However, an exact forecast is difficult.

Vienna. China is threatening a new wave of infection in November, says Zhang Wenhong. And not only that: “The probability of a second international outbreak is high. The second wave could come after autumn, ”said the Chinese infectious disease specialist. With his honest, sometimes humorous assessments of the pandemic, the 51-year-old has become China’s favorite with the public in recent months. Zhang is just one of many experts around the world who are warning that the pandemic will flare up again due to the easing measures. The big question: how long will it all take?

“Corona will be with us for a long time – for years,” says Heinz Burgmann, head of the Clinical Department for Infections and Tropical Medicine at the Med-Uni Vienna of the “Press”. Because: “An effective drug and a vaccine are not within easy reach.”

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