A global health crisis of the magnitude we are experiencing has not struck the international community for over a century.

In this unprecedented crisis, all countries and all areas of our daily life are profoundly affected and in disarray.

The sole weapon we currently possess against the virus is to constrain human contact as far as possible, and social distancing has become an important containment measure.

As a result, the world has come to a near standstill.

From local transport to global supply chains, nothing has been spared.

In urban traffic and on global trade routes, bustling movement has given way to a weird calm.

Activity in the aviation sector has fallen by 90 percent; car sales have slumped by the same order of magnitude in some countries.

The transport sector finds itself in a totally unprecedented situation.

As a result of the restrictions in place around the world, its main function of facilitating social interaction has now come to a halt.

At the same time, it must continue to function where moving people and goods is an imperative, not a choice.