'Aviation's Darkest Hour'

'Aviation's Darkest Hour'

April 2020
15 min read
Madhu Unnikrishnan

Issue Overview

The questions are more numerous than the answers. Will warm weather stunt the spread of Covid-19? Can victims be re-infected? When, if ever, can the world produce and administer a vaccine? How fast before the population develops herd immunity? Can improved testing capabilities allow more people to go back to work? Will the virus do to other cities what it’s done to places like Wuhan, Milan, and New York? Can hospitals cope? How many more people will die? How long before the world can return to everyday life again?