What is the future of academic research?

Given that most if not all labs that aren't working on COVID-19 have closed (except those essential things like animal maintenance etc.), I wonder what lies ahead of academic researchers? When can these labs expect to run again? What about NIH funding in the next years? Is starting in a lab going to become much harder due to funding issues?
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums