The incremental rise of COVID-19 infections has, at the time of
writing, claimed a total of 655,112 deaths (source: WHO) worldwide.
Its global reach, has indisputably and irrevocably transformed life
as we know it, leaving no industry, economy or personal interaction
untouched. International supply chains have been interrupted,
global commerce destabilized and stock markets have plummeted.
While some governments have chosen to resume business by
implementing measures, inter alia to reopen nurseries, primary
schools as well as lifting travel restrictions, others have voiced
concerns over the loosening or indeed abandoning of containment
measures in light of the real risk of unleashing a new wave of mass
infections. Yet, irrespective of the policy considerations
underlying these diverging courses of action, the uncertainty over
when a full and safe resumption of economic activities can be
expected, remains.
