The outbreak of the new coronavirus has turned the world upside down. Like a wildfire, the virus has spread around the globe and plunged economies into the abyss, sent the stock exchanges into freefall and caused the collapse of medical services in many countries. Yet, it is clear: corona is just the beginning. For a look at history shows how regularly there are virus outbreaks that medicine can’t fight. And the conditions for a pandemic were never as good as in our globalised and over-populated world, which has overheated as a result of climate change. Therefore, the question is not whether another pandemic of the century is coming, but when? Enthralling and full of knowledge, Dr Ina Knobloch describes the dramatic race in the fight against the coronavirus crisis. She also reports on the consequences that threaten society, economy and politics if there is a real pandemic of the century and a shutdown of our civilisation: a scenario that is as terrifying as it is realistic.
