Who could have imagined that life as we knew and lived would change so drastically in a matter of weeks? That our daily routine, the way we met, greeted, collaborated, and conducted business would seem like a thing of the past – and lockdown, self-isolation, social distancing would become the new normal?
And all because of a virus as small as 0.000125 millimetre? For the first time in recent history, we are seeing not only a financial downturn, but also a physical slowdown as factories and commerce shut down and the movement of goods and people slow down everywhere and stop in many places, even if temporarily.
The ferocity of the onslaught has given countries and companies little time to react. Sure, as with all such dark phases in human