Are businesses ready for another wave of Covid-19 cases?

The onset of the pandemic caught companies and workers by surprise. If cases tick up again, are they prepared to absorb the shock?

As students return to school and employers call their workers back to offices, Covid-19 cases are once again rising globally. Two new variants of note – BA.2.86 (Pirola) and EG.5 (Eris) – have already shown up around the world, including in the US and UK.

Even as we head into cool-weather months, experts aren't yet predicting new lockdowns. Still, the rise in cases reopens the question: what happens if we're...