COVID-19: How the coronavirus changed the world and our lives
A look back on the 12 months the coronavirus threatened us and claimed at least 1.8 million lives
COVID-19: How the coronavirus changed the world and our lives
CORONAVIRUS AND THE UNSUSPECTING WORLD
A ruthless illness that baffled doctors and researchers emerges from China to ravage a clueless world
VIRUS FROM WUHAN: WHO WAS “PATIENT ZERO”?
Wuhan, a dense city in China, was locked down after the rampant spread of the puzzling disease
DEATH WITHOUT
BORDERS
As the trail of COVID-19 deaths spread outside China, horrific scenes emerged from around the world
UAE: EARLY RESPONSE
AND SWIFT ACTION
Drive-through swab tests and field hospitals help curb the spread of the virus and allowed the economy to open
THE INDOMITABLE SPIRITS AND FRONTLINERS
They risked their lives to save others. They are the foot soldiers in the fight against the virus. They are heroes
THE ECONOMY
AND THE WORLD
Job losses, salary cuts, recession and more. The coronavirus brought plenty of pain around the world
STADIUMS WITHOUT SPECTATORS
Sport came to a halt and when it resumed spectators were missing from the venues
ONLINE LIFELINE FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Cameras stopped whirring, so there were no new film releases. Live streaming kept entertainment alive
MASKED PEOPLE IN A SANITISED SOCIETY
Handwashing and social distancing are part of the safety protocols that allowed people to keep the virus away
WHEN CITIES CLOSED TO OUTSIDE WORLD
Most countries imposed restrictions on the movement of people to slow the spread of the coronavirus
STRESS IN THE TIME
OF A PANDEMIC
People employed novel methods to live life when the virus brought about unprecedented disruption
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
Life at a time of coronavirus taught us several lessons that we should carry with us to the future