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On Sunday 10 May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation to detail what he described as “a road map for reopening society” (2020). Within this address, Johnson emphasised that those who were unable to work from home, such as construction workers “should be actively encouraged to go to work” whilst also encouraging people, where possible, to avoid public transport, or wear a face covering while on trains or buses.However, while those who couldn’t work from home returned to their …

In 2015, Bill Gates, presented a TED Talk on the implications of a global unpreparedness for the next pandemic. During the talk he stated that “The failure to prepare could allow the next epidemic to be dramatically more devastating then Ebola” (2015). However, Gates’ warning of a lack of preparedness is not new. For decades, science journalism and popular science literature has been littered with articles and publications that warn of the dangers posed by a global pandemic. Writing fo …