Globally up to now, there have been more than 194,000 COVID-19 deaths, 2.7 million cases of infection and 195 million jobs are predicted to be lost amid the lockdowns.
The human cost of the virus has been devastating and the dire economic picture won't be known for years to come. Many are looking to China, where the virus originated, for answers.
Critics say their poor and delayed handling of the virus in the early stages did nothing to stop its spread to the rest of the world.