The coronavirus has a chokehold on the global economy. Like many friends and colleagues in China, I, too, have been locked down, along with the rest of Italy.
Many of my fellow citizens in the United States are now in the same situation; others around the world will follow suit soon enough.
Because the virus can apparently be transmitted by those without symptoms, it has spread widely and under the radar of public-health authorities.
To prevent health systems from being overwhelmed, aggressive social-distancing and self-isolation measures have been broadly implemented and accepted by the public.