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The Black Swan of COVID-19 Outbreak creating a New Normal

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We continue to flounder with the COVID 19 pandemic, flounder because we do not have a plausible complete solution for it. The scale of this pandemic has been   ‘never before’. The rate at which it has been propagating has been exponential. And let’s face it there are going to be some permanent changes in our lives. Without a doubt, it is a Black Swan! A lot of people are waiting to get back to normal life! But I dare say there will be no old normal but a new normal, a different type of! Typically with every Black Swan event, there Is a huge shift in people and their behavior. With this shift in behavior, many people are wondering whether the crisis offers the world an opportunity for a more sustainable and equal(ity) path. This pandemic will result in a loss of approx. $1 trillion worldwide which means it will have a terrible effect on developed countries and a devastating effect on poorer countries even if they are not affected directly by the virus ( which is unlikely...