Part 1: Return to the Office Series - Predicting the Return to the Office

GLOBAL AMERICAS APAC EMEA

The latest COVID-19 projections indicate that global infections related to the Delta variant will peak in October or November 2021 and then trend lower. This is consistent with the pattern that COVID-19 has displayed throughout the pandemic—new cases often surge for two months before trending back downwards.

AVERAGE NEW DAILY INFECTIONS FORECAST Worldwide, Millions (Data as of September 10, 2021)

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New Daily Infections

Baseline

Upside

Downside

Source: IHME *Estimates include confirmed infections and estimates of those not tested.

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