New normality. Life after a pandemic

Coronacrisis affected all the inhabitants of the planet. Correspondent.net says that will change.

The Ukrainian government, like the leadership of other countries, announces the start of a “new normal” after the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

It is not only about changing the world economic order, but also the daily life and habits of each person. Correspondent.net tell the details

The rules of the new world.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone. The economy weakens, air traffic stops almost entirely. The resorts, which should now be full of tourists, are empty and nature temporarily conquers urban areas.

The coronavirus is believed to remain with humanity for a long time, and possibly forever. There is no doubt that the pandemic will return as the second wave this fall. Therefore, countries around the world, including Ukraine, will maintain some restrictions on the completion of the quarantine.

The pandemic has replenished vocabulary with new terms, including “new normal”, meaning that life has changed and that these changes will have to be taken into account for a long time.

The main rules of the new world:

• don’t create crowds

• be sure to wear masks

• keep social distance

• control personal hygiene

First, the rules change in places of public catering: after a pandemic, the leaders of these establishments will have to control the social distance between waiters and visitors, as well as provide their epidemiological protection.

These new normal requirements may be dropped after immunity to coronavirus is formed on a global scale as a result of the invention of an effective vaccine or drug.

Work on vaccine development continues rapidly in many countries, and there is even a race to create a vaccine. Serious research is conducted primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.

Hospitals around the world are testing existing drugs on patients and finding methods to combat COVID-19. Ukraine also participates in the World Health Organization program to find the right medicine. Experimental drugs are administered to patients only with their consent.

Wuhan example

The new normal in Wuhan, the first city to survive the coronavirus epidemic, begins with temperature control.

All the factory workers, before returning, passed the tests for coronavirus and antibodies against it.

Some buffets in the workplace are prohibited from speaking. Everywhere you can see special signs that indicate when the room was last disinfected.

And so that people don’t leave their jobs without emergencies, most logistics tasks are entrusted to robots.

Elevators have become an artifact of the past: Employees now only climb stairs, observing the required distance.

The shopping malls that opened after a long break are still empty. In restaurants, people prefer to bring takeout. The subway is quiet and deserted, but they are actively buying cars: nobody likes to be in traffic jams, but at least it’s safe.

After the terrible months of the epidemic, people are not yet ready to return to their former lives. More than 80 percent of all confirmed cases in China and more than 95 percent of deaths occur in Hubei, whose capital and largest city is Wuhan.

The main value, according to Bloomberg, was the “green code”, which allows a person to move freely. It can be easily lost if you are unlucky enough to be in the same building as the person who later finds the coronavirus.

How air travel will change

The pandemic was the biggest crisis in the history of passenger planes. These rules must be observed especially strictly in confined spaces in hours of travel above the ground.

According to experts, the registration process can now take up to four hours due to social distance, disinfection of passengers and luggage, an extended space for various manipulations and a longer waiting time.

Nine out of ten experts predict that the rotation of flights will decrease due to the thorough cleaning of VIP lounges and compliance with sanitary measures at airports.

Among the measures under consideration: no hand luggage, lounges and automatic updates; surgical masks and gloves required; self check-in and baggage claim; So-called “immunity passports”, on-site blood tests and a tunnel for disinfection.

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According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, an almost complete transition to online check-in and contactless payments will become the “new norm” at major airports.

Radical changes are coming, and some airports will most likely start with the fact that they will stop allowing people to gather and say goodbye, an exception will be made only for unaccompanied minors and those in need of help.

They will only be allowed to be fit for the flight. The strategic company SimpliFlying suggests the need for some 70 new steps in air transport.

What will happen to the economy?

The creator of the social network and messaging Telegram, VK Pavel Durov, believes that the world can expect a “change of civilization that passes from generation to generation” after the coronavirus pandemic.

“When it ends, the world will not return to its normal state … It is up to us if the new world, soon to be born, will be a better place than the one we left behind,” he wrote on his blog.

The economic recession has left millions of people unemployed, and a deep economic recession is just around the corner. According to Nuriel Roubini, a professor of economics at New York University, recognized as one of the world’s most respected experts in global finance, the world is waiting for “A very big depression.”

According to experts, companies must prepare for the following consequences: tightening border crossing rules, increasing demand for local products and services; the need for flexibility in supply chains that facilitate the convergence of suppliers with end markets; and a possible increase in antiglobalization processes.

The COVID-19 pandemic could be a turning point in three areas: online commerce, telemedicine, and automation, write analysts at McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm.

According to a study by the company, by 2030, 30 percent of key job tasks for representatives of 60 percent of all professions will be automated, affecting 400 to 800 million workers worldwide.

Among other things, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, after each of the three recessions in the global economy that have occurred in the past 30 years, the pace of automation has increased.

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