World coronavirus dispatch: Will Covid-19 end up becoming a seasonal flu?

From more and more companies scrapping their financial outlooks, to the success of Australia, New Zealand and Germany in stopping the spread of the virus - read these and more in today's digest

Covid-19 could end up becoming a seasonal infection like the flu, top Chinese scientists have said. The virus might not be eradicated, they have said, in line with a growing consensus around the world that the pathogen would likely return in waves. Moreover, the so-called asymptomatic carriers make it hard to fully contain the transmission, as they can spread the virus undetected. Overall, social distancing and rapid tests might go on for much longer than earlier anticipated. Read these findings, which were shared by a group of researchers at a press conference in Beijing on Monday. 

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