When Will Life Return to Normal?

Recently, the New York Times interviewed 511 epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists from the U.S. and Canada, asking their opinions on when they expect to resume what used to be typical activities. VisualCapitalist.com turned the Times‘ data into this infographic. Surprisingly, 6% of the surveyed epidemiologists said they do not expect to ever hug or shake hands in the post-pandemic world. More than half said the use of masks will be necessary for at least the next year. 6/20/2020