Will life ever return to normal again?
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anonymous said:
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Yup, it will return to normality more than you’d thinkI’d imagine more people will continue to work from home and firms will make sure people can if needed. Taken my wife’s company by surprise and she is still having to go in
Shops are on the decline anyway, rely more on internet / delivery etc
It’s another good kick in the teeth for youguns though, feel sorry for those
Sambucket said:
Life can't be normal when ICU units are 300% over capacity, or threaten to be.
But afterwards it will be normal except travel will take a lot longer due to quarantines and testing.
You got a source for that? Are they or "might" they be? All ICU's or just a few / one?But afterwards it will be normal except travel will take a lot longer due to quarantines and testing.
TX.
anonymous said:
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No. They will be different.Shops. Finished.
Offices, reduced. Glad im not an office owning landlord. Lots of companies will realise they dont need them
Socialising. The virus isnt going away. Once the peak has gone and its under control, those who havent had it will still be at risk of getting it. Thats going to influence behaviour at any place where previously you would have had mass gatherings.
We will go back to normal. Just "normal" wont be the same as before.
Spare tyre said:
It’s another good kick in the teeth for youguns though, feel sorry for those
True, a lot of Gen Z will be the ones who were working in the hospitality industry. Or if they've got a business, it'll be a relatively new one.I did see a thing on social meeja about Milennials (no longer younguns unfortunately!)
Teen years: 9/11, terrorism threat ramps up, war and instability in the middle east
20's: just started out on a career, feeling good about yourself, set for life - oh no wait, massive financial crash
30's: global pandemic quarantines 25% of the world population
Terminator X said:
You said it so what is the source? Link it up 
TX.
With pleasure, Sir.TX.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/mar/25/nh...
anonymous said:
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Yes it will go back to a new 'normal' once the virus wave has run its course.Italy currently looks like it has reached its peak, so this may act as a good timeline for the future for other countries.
After each country passes its peak it will then be on the return curve which will of course take a number of months to play out until the number of infections is low enough to lift restrictions.
By that time I would expect medical services, provisions, treatments and the upcoming vaccine will all be in swing and would mean that any future return of the virus wave would not require any further lockdowns.
I'm no expert but from what I've been reading it would seem the UK at least, if borders can remain restricted, could start to be getting back to 'normal' by September. But this 'normal' will be based on continued social separation and an amount of limited exposure to the rest of the world. So likely external travel will remain heavily restricted.
The entire world will go back to 'normal' once the vaccine is made available, or alternatively whether a combination of existing approved drugs can be administered to render the virus ineffective.
Sambucket said:
But afterwards it will be normal except travel will take a lot longer due to quarantines and testing.
With cheap, swift and available flights, the modern world felt easily traversable and accessible.I fear that will no longer be the case, or certainly for some time, both due to the health risks identified by free movement, or the fact that the airline industry is decimated.
crofty1984 said:
True, a lot of Gen Z will be the ones who were working in the hospitality industry. Or if they've got a business, it'll be a relatively new one.
I did see a thing on social meeja about Milennials (no longer younguns unfortunately!)
Teen years: 9/11, terrorism threat ramps up, war and instability in the middle east Day after my 14th Birthday
20's: just started out on a career, feeling good about yourself, set for life - oh no wait, massive financial crash Lehman Brothers collapsed the day I started my 1st "proper job"
30's: global pandemic quarantines 25% of the world population Signed the contract to start working for my dream employer and handed in my notice on 12th March
Still could be worse, I'm not working down a mine or in a trench fighting "Jerry."I did see a thing on social meeja about Milennials (no longer younguns unfortunately!)
Teen years: 9/11, terrorism threat ramps up, war and instability in the middle east Day after my 14th Birthday
20's: just started out on a career, feeling good about yourself, set for life - oh no wait, massive financial crash Lehman Brothers collapsed the day I started my 1st "proper job"
30's: global pandemic quarantines 25% of the world population Signed the contract to start working for my dream employer and handed in my notice on 12th March
monkfish1 said:
No. They will be different.
Shops. Finished.
Offices, reduced. Glad im not an office owning landlord. Lots of companies will realise they dont need them
Socialising. The virus isnt going away. Once the peak has gone and its under control, those who havent had it will still be at risk of getting it. Thats going to influence behaviour at any place where previously you would have had mass gatherings.
We will go back to normal. Just "normal" wont be the same as before.
Agreed. They'll be a new normal and it won't feel very normal like it was. Social distancing will continue. Wariness will continue. Babies that would have been born now won't be born, babies that wouldn't have been born now will be born. Shops. Finished.
Offices, reduced. Glad im not an office owning landlord. Lots of companies will realise they dont need them
Socialising. The virus isnt going away. Once the peak has gone and its under control, those who havent had it will still be at risk of getting it. Thats going to influence behaviour at any place where previously you would have had mass gatherings.
We will go back to normal. Just "normal" wont be the same as before.
I can see travel being massively impacted. Can't see Trump letting anyone into the States unless you can prove you've had it. They'll be a seat space between people in sports arena's, theatres, cinema's etc.
Handshaking is history, hugs will stop, lessen become even more awkward. Human closeness and contact won't quite ever be the same.
5 years before things are anywhere near what they were this time last year.
On the plus side this will give industry a massive kick on the backside to ensure systems are in place to cope with things more effectively if it happens again. All these years of fire drills, terrorism threats, natural disaster business continuity plans and nobody (apart from Bill Gates) really saw this coming.
Things will change hugely in supply chains, the NHS, IT, online ordering etc.
At least the suns out.
I suspect climate change activists will jump all over the carbon footprint effects of mass home working and make much bigger waves. This could put pressure on the business world to be more open to policy changes, allowing much more home working where possible. For appropriate roles, they may even specify it as a preference rather than taking up real estate in an office. It works well for me and we could see some decrease in congestion, cleaner air and other benefits.
I also think businesses will take business continuity more seriously. Maybe there will be a rise in new specialist companies offering bc consultancy and services.
I also think businesses will take business continuity more seriously. Maybe there will be a rise in new specialist companies offering bc consultancy and services.
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