Coronavirus COVID-19: Facts and Insights

Coronavirus COVID-19: Facts and Insights... McKinsey and Company...

-COVID-19 is, first and foremost, a humanitarian challenge. COVID-19 has affected communities on multiple continents, with over 2,800 deaths out of over 82,000 reported cases. To date, Wuhan and Hubei province have been the most affected locations. Thousands of health professionals are heroically battling the virus, putting their own lives at risk. Overstretched health systems mean that Wuhan and Hubei will need time and help to return to a semblance of normalcy.

-Solving the humanitarian challenge is the top priority. Much remains to be done globally to respond and recover, from counting the humanitarian costs of the virus, to supporting the victims and families, to developing a vaccine.

-This document is meant to help with a narrower goal: provide facts and insights on the current COVID-19 situation to help decision-makers understand best practices. In addition to the humanitarian challenge, there are implications for the wider economy, businesses, and employment. This document sets out some of those challenges and how organizations can respond in order to protect their people and navigate through an uncertain situation.

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