Will covid end in 2023?
Since the discovery of the Covid-19 disease, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan China our lives have never been the same.
The loss of loved ones, the decline in business opportunities, the fear around healthcare, and the overall loss of freedom have greatly affected our world.
Quarantine, a term formally not really known in our everyday vocabulary, has quickly become a normal term used widely and often.
Never once when reading the first headlines of the discovery of the Covid-19 disease did I imagine a world where only 3 months later our whole country would be forced into a 5-week hard lockdown. I’m sure like many others we just expected this headline to be a fleeting yet not important part of our lives. But we were wrong! When will the pandemic end?
No one expected this pandemic to last more than 2 years! So of course nowadays with restrictions and regulations being more relaxed, and our headlines not flooded with reports of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all are asking the same question: ‘Will Covid end in 2023?’.
This question is important for so many people. Businesses are wanting to get back to trading like before the pandemic. Travelers are missing sipping a cocktail on the beach watching the magical sunset of bright red hues fading into a magical orange hue over the ocean.
So let’s answer the question of whether we are truly almost free of the prison we called the Covid-19 pandemic.
Will covid be a thing of the past in 2023?
The short answer is Yes and No.
Unfortunately, Covid-19 will not just disappear from our lives for good. Even though we want it to disappear, it will most probably stay in our lives forever.
However, this might not be as bad as it sounds. The way Covid-19 affects our lives in the future might change drastically compared to the last 2 years. We most probably will not encounter hard lockdowns and such stringent travel restrictions and regulations in 2023.
So when will the pandemic end?
With the current trend of Covid-19, it is predicted that the disease is leaning toward an endemic. An endemic can be described as the covid-19 disease becoming seasonal and familiar like the cold or flu.
It will always be there but like the cold and flu we already have our set of precautions when cold and flu seasons approach. We might develop our own set of precautions when the Covid-19 season approaches. For instance, wearing masks in colder seasons when Covid-19 infections can be more prevalent.
Getting a yearly Covid booster could also become the new normal, such as getting your yearly flu shot. In the future endemic weaker variants might lead to fewer deaths however the number of deaths could still be astounding.
Endemics are usually focused on limiting societal damage caused by the disease and many efforts and precautions are set in place to decrease the spread of the virus.
This doesn’t sound so bad. Considering we have been forced to live with Covid-19 for the past 2 years when it was in its full wake of destruction, living with an endemic sounds a bit more comforting.
Will covid impact travel in 2023?
It is no secret that the tourism industry was hit extraordinarily hard by the effects of Covid-19 around the world. It was expected that tourism could drop by 80% in 2020.
The unprecedented shock to the tourism industry has led to many business failures. However, the hope for 2023 is to start rebuilding the tourism industry. UNWTO expects the recovery to pre-crisis levels from 2023.
When evaluating the covid travel impact on international travel to Germany we can see a steady increase in international travel to this country recently. In 2020 international travel declined by 57%, and in 2021 international travel declined by 52%, and 30% in 2022. This statistic suggests that people are starting to feel more comfortable traveling again.
The recent World Travel Market (WTM) Industry Report suggests that the coronavirus pandemic is not foreseen to have a major impact on world travel in 2023.
The global airline industry is expected to return to profitability in 2023 for the first time in four years.
Covid will not have such a significant impact on travel in 2023 as it had in previous years. However, we can not assume that it will have no impact at all. Travelers will still be forced to follow the countries’ set travel restrictions and precautions for 2023. Some countries will require travelers to be fully vaccinated while others will not. Some countries will still require you to obtain a visa for travel, which you can easily do by visiting Atlys. Atlys is a visa company that helps you with your visa application effortlessly and without hassle.
So can I travel in 2023?
Yes! However, during certain times of the year, some countries might be affected by surges in their covid infections, however, it is unlikely to see flights canceled and hard lockdowns imposed because of this. It will be the traveler’s responsibility to take care when traveling to a country that is experiencing a surge in infections.
So I feel confident to start planning my next holiday for 2023, how about you?
Conclusion
The effects of Covid-19 will probably still be with us for a very long time. However, this should not hinder us from trying to find a new comfortable normal for 2023.
So will Covid end in 2023? Covid estimates for 2023 show strong predictions that the disease will become an endemic in the future, an endemic is a familiar seasonal disease such as colds and flu.
An endemic usually focused on limiting societal damage, and therefore travel will definitely be a very popular thing in 2023. As of 2022, we can already start seeing a decrease in the negative covid travel impact on international travel. Most people are ravenous for a vacation after 2 years of isolation and fear.
The recent World Travel Market (WTM) Industry Report suggests that the coronavirus pandemic is not foreseen to have a major impact on world travel in 2023. Therefore if you can live with the imposed regulations and travel restrictions in 2023 of the country you are visiting then you will get to travel soon after all.
I’m booking my tickets today, what do you think?