We can expect return to normal only in 2022

Incoming President of the United States Joseph Biden said last week that among his first ac-tions when he assumes office, he will ask all Americans to wear face masks for at least 100 days – about three months. It is surprising for us in the Philippines that to this day, the wearing of face masks is not generally done in the US, when we in the Philippines have been doing it since March, 2020, ten months ago.

COVID-19 has already killed nearly 2 million people in the world, with the US leading all countries with over 389,000, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico, and the United Kingdom (UK). But the news is bad everywhere else – with cases surging in Germany, in France, in Lebanon, Turkey, and many other countries around the world.