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COVID-19: What are the biggest risks to society in the next 18 months?

A passenger wearing a protective face mask waits for his flight at Fiumicino Airport, one of the two airports in the world to obtain the 'Biosafety Trust certification' for the correct application of security measures to prevent infections, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

The biggest risk to society could be the economic damage caused by the virus. Image: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Iman Ghosh
Author, Visual Capitalist
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