The coronavirus seeks only to replicate. We seek to halt that replication. Unlike the virus, humans make choices. This pandemic will pass into history. But the way in which it passes will shape the world it leaves behind. It is the first such pandemic for a century. And it comes to a world that — unlike in 1918, when the Spanish flu hit — has been at peace and enjoys unprecedented wealth. We should be able to manage it well. If we do not do so, this will be a turning point for the worse.
新型冠狀病毒只尋求復制。我們試圖阻止這種復制。與病毒不同，人類會做出選擇。這場大流行病將成為歷史。但是它結束的方式將決定之后世界的面貌。這是一個世紀以來第一次這樣的大流行。它來到的是一個與1918年西班牙流感爆發時不同的世界，一個和平并空前富有的世界。我們應該能夠管理好它。如果我們沒有管理好，這將是由盛轉衰的轉折點。
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