The first statistical measurements of the effect of COVID-19 on GDP data for Q1 / 2020 show a force majeure negative effect. The disruption of international supply chains, the collapse of domestic demand due to social distancing, as well as the shutdown of entire sectors of the economy are already measured in billions of euros and dollars with a minus sign. Therefore, the period in medias, and ex-post of the first wave of the pandemic need research and models for the rapid recovery of gross value added chains in national economies, and hence on the international economy.