The COVID-19 pandemic could last for 2 years, according to US experts

May 4, 2020

A man talks to his daughter sitting on a baby carriage in the empty La Bola street, after restrictions were partially lifted for children for the first time in six weeks, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ronda, Spain, April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca - RC2ECG983NWG

'The idea that this is going to be done soon defies microbiology.' Image: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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The outbreak won't end until 60% to 70% of the human population is immune to the virus. Image: CIDRAP

People arrive at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan to take one of the first trains leaving the city in China's central Hubei province. Image: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

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A commuter wears a mask while riding the New York City Subway as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the Manhattan borough of New York. Image: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

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