When will there be a cure for Covid-19?

THERE IS NO CURE for the common cold and because that was caused by a previous version of Coronavirus, we have to consider the probability that a completely protective vaccine anytime soon is unlikely.   

Expert opinion varies from 18 months to 10 years (from Lab to Doctor's surgery) for a fully working vaccine, however, until it's thoroughly tested, the most effective way to dodge the disease is to starve the virus by keeping away from other people as much as we can.  So, in the short-run, if we keep as far away from potential carriers, wear face barriers (screens and masks), wash our hands and the surfaces where the virus lingers, we should be able to keep the virus within manageble limits.

According to W.H Allen, the author of: The Pandemic Century, and speaking in June 2020, scientists' working in Asia have identified 500 Coronaviruses (mainly in bats) and 50 of those have the potential to cause as much disruption and death as Covid-19. In the longer term, therefore, it's essential that scientists' working in epidemiology are properly funded and worldwide investment in health systems are sufficient to identify, then isolated animal-based Coronaviruses before they have a chance to spread.  

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Is Coronavirus a wake-up call for humans not to eat exotic animals?

The practice in Asia of keeping live animals at market because some people like to buy "warm meat" is the probable cause of the current  pandemic. The market trader of wild animals slaughter and butcher the creatures there and then, which runs a risk of contamination. These zoonotic viruses then become human viruses, just as measles started in animals. In a global world we have to change how we farm and eat meat. Coronavirus is a wake-up call and thankfully, with a the death-rate currently running at rate at 2%, does not appear as great a health risk to humans as some others, e.g. Ebola, which has 50% death rate or Nipah virus that kills 70% of those exposed to it.

Hopefully, lessons will be learnt from the Corona experience and humans will now think twice before eating wild animals.

Referencing: Professor Andrew Cunningham (expert in zootonic diseases) after listening to him on the BBC Monday 16th March 2020.