Because respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, transmit from person to person by virally loaded aerosols, any effective measure to disrupt this transmission mode will reduce the chance of infection. Quarantine has historically been effective in mitigating and managing contagious epidemics. Thus, many countries have barred mass-gatherings and encouraged self-isolation, in-house quarantine, and study or work from home to lower the chance of viral transmission. More than 210 countries, except Sweden and partially the United Kingdom, had mandated such strict measures. Social and religious ceremonies have been barred or postponed. In Australia, for example, public gatherings were limited and distancing principles, including 1.5 m between individuals and 4 m2 area per person, have been mandated if unrelated people come together.14,15Further, sporting events have been cancelled or postponed; for example, the Champions League has been cancelled, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games postponed. Scientific research, schooling, and universities have been profoundly affected in many countries.16 The resultant economic and morale repercussions demand new solutions to fighting the pandemic and minimizing its negative impacts because the dynamic and evolving nature of the pandemic may hint that the counterstrategies may not be efficiently maintainable. Presuming that an effective drug or a preventive vaccine for COVID-19 is distant, one may ask, “how long must the counterstrategies continue globally?” We do not intend here to undermine the importance of developing antiviral drugs or vaccine projects, but to highlight the importance of public’s behavioral, cultural, and habitual changes for the pandemic’s duration and in the immediate future when some restrictions potentially gradually ease in some countries, e.g., Australia17,18 and New Zealand.19