Reasons to Read

With the coronavirus on the verge of becoming a pandemic, we compare its outbreak to the swine flu pandemic of 2009, to assess the potential threat it could pose to the global economy.

We include the following key content:

• A comparison of the coronavirus and swine flu, including symptoms, number of cases, government actions and economic impact
• A timeline of the swine flu pandemic from its outbreak in 2009, considering the measures taken by governments
• A discussion of the impact of swine flu on the global economy, and how the coronavirus could compare

Click here to view Coresight Research’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus outbreak.