THE past few months have been far from ordinary. What started out as an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 is now a global pandemic with confirmed cases in 187 of the world’s 195 countries as of May 2020. While health workers are at the frontline in the fight against the pandemic, governments and businesses are also putting in place policies and measures aimed at reducing the impact of the pandemic on the economy, business operations and people.