I don& #39;t think people realize that there is no normal to go back to anymore.

At absolute minimum:

1) Supply & demand has been reallocated across the economy, with travel & events zero& #39;d out, remote work & masks to infinity
2) Virus permanently changes public behavior
3) Supply chain disruption just starting
4) More still en route: https://twitter.com/sdonnan/status/1240254706133409793">https://twitter.com/sdonnan/s...

Even if the virus did vanish in a puff of smoke and everyone went "back to work", the behavior of billions of people and every country has been permanently changed.

Demand won& #39;t quickly come back, borders won& #39;t easily reopen, international relations won& #39;t be the same.

China is the best case scenario for at least a "new normal", but:

- every citizen is being tracked
- borders have been closed
- demand for many products is way down
- daily behavior has changed

And the US is on track for more disruption than China.
https://sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/can-china-return-normalcy-while-keeping-coronavirus-check#">https://sciencemag.org/news/2020...