Focus Taiwan
Date: 03/23/2020
By: Elizabeth Hsu
An empty street in San Francisco, California after a shelter-in-place order was imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Initially, the global outbreak of COVID-19 should peak in April and last until between May and June, predicted Zhang Wenhong (張文宏), head of Shanghai's COVID-19 clinical expert team, during a recent video conference held by the Chinese consulate in Düsseldorf, Germany.
After retreating during the summer, the outbreak could reappear next winter and peak again in the spring of 2021, he suggested.
"It's possible that the virus comes and goes and lasts for one or two years," he said.
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