COVID-19 has now impacted the world in a manner not seen since the Spanish Flu over 100 years ago. Back in 2015, Bill Gates predicted in a TED Talk that the world would soon experience a once-in-a-century pandemic. He urged governments and the private sector to join forces and prepare for this pandemic or face the consequences of economic turmoil and widespread death.
Similarly, President Barack Obama also made prescient forecasts of a pandemic, and, unfortunately, not many prepared for a virus like COVID-19. So, today, the new normal of shuttered businesses, social isolation, and unprecedented change is global. Every country has been impacted by this virus and has been trying to cope and map a strategy that will be effective for their citizens and economies.