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by hexl 2302 days ago
Does it show seasonality?
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I've seen conflicting opinions about that - seems that we may have to wait and see. [1][2]

[1]: https://ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu/will-covid-19-go-away-on-its-o...

[2]: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/02/what-happ...

Influenza does, and the mechanism of spread is similar. Curiously there's still no definitive accepted theory on the seasonality of influenza.
It is possible, but too early to be optimistic just now.