The new coronavirus could circulate forever, experts say — becoming another illness in the sea of seasonal colds and flus

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• Some experts say the new coronavirus will probably never disappear.
• Instead, it will likely become like the flu and other respiratory viruses that constantly circulate in the human population and fluctuate with the seasons.
• Coronaviruses and other respiratory illnesses tend to retreat in hotter, more humid weather. But even if the new coronavirus naturally subsides come spring, it could return in the winter. 
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The new coronavirus is likely here to stay.

Experts think will probably become a permanent part of the human respiratory-virus repertoire.

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