As most of the world comes out of lockdown, a lot of people think the pandemic is behind us. That we have seen the worst of it. A recent claim by the Daily Telegraph that “normality edges closer” is a common view. But it is also a fantasy. It increasingly looks like the opposite is true. This... is just the end of the beginning.
I’m not an expert on diseases or a scientist. I’m merely a journalist. Part of my job is to read the news and join the dots. And right now those joined-up dots paint a picture many seem to be missing.
For a start, although Europe and East Asia have so far managed to suppress the coronavirus, across most of the world it is spiralling out of control.
