Global Scans · Coronavirus · Weekly Summary

Future potential spread of the coronavirus is impacting world trade and threatens a global economic recession and inflection point. For the first time, Illness is now a major driving force. We first reported this virus way back in 2010 and regularly since July 2015 as a predictable surprise: a known unknown to most. It is not a Black Swan; it was foreseen! Forewarned is forearmed and forearmed is protection against unpleasant possibilities and this inflection point will most likely change everyone's future profoundly.

Here are some actions you could take offered by and our friends at WavePoint and BCG and McKinsey.

Companies are asking people to work from home (we have always worked from our homes since 2003). We think the latter will become a long-term and rapidly growing trend as people reduce traveling time, buy more online, and increasingly recognize the benefits to their health of staying home. More emerging, potential behavioral trends here. Begin regularly evaluating predictable surprises, be prepared and act in time, while others lose their shirt through inattention to the future.

• [New] Almost three-quarters of respondents anticipate their cybersecurity teams will grow by at least 11% over the next 2-3 years, with 19% anticipating growth of more than 20%. Narrative Strategies
• [New] Getting people back into the office post-Covid has been difficult, and people are increasingly looking for flexible working opportunities that allow them to have a better work life balance. theHRDIRECTOR
• [New] The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects AI will create 19 million jobs while displacing 9 million globally over the next five years, affecting 86% of businesses. AI Insider
• [New] The FDA's upgraded risk classification comes three weeks after Midwest Poultry Services initiated a recall of the approximately 19 million affected eggs. Time
• [New] The National Emission Ceilings Directive mandates that member states reduce ammonia emissions by 19% on average by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. Market Data Forecast
• [New] The stigma attached to COVID-19 patients, primarily related to the fear of contagion, has led to denying patient admission in hospitals in Uganda. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Vaccine acceptance in the US could be significantly increased by informing individuals about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The sustained high levels of vaccine hesitancy in Southeastern Europe following the COVID-19 pandemic may pose significant risks to population health and herd immunity. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The Food and Drug Administration recently approved an updated COVID vaccine for people 65 and over, as well as for younger people who have a condition that increases their risk of severe illness from COVID. NewYork-Presbyterian
• [New] Chinese brands embracing UK production could be key to getting annual output back over one million units - something that has not been seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. AutoExpress
• For people at higher risk who develop mild or moderate COVID-19, the CDC recommends that clinicians consider antiviral treatment quickly. For Your Health News

Last updated: 06 September 2026