Human life is shaped by many challenges, but 2020 will go down the annals of history as the year that was characterized by so many trials. The effects of this year will be felt for decades. This is due to the global health pandemic, rapid climate changes, multifaceted geopolitics, racial injustice and a divisive US election.
There is no other year in the recent past when human resilience has ever been put on test. In the ability to overcome the trials posed by Covid-19, there were accelerated innovations in medicine and science.
The world was on the verge of economic downfall, prompting companies and organizations to stem up their support in aid of the most vulnerable in the society. Alibaba Founder Jack Ma supplied personal protective equipment (PPEs) to help Africa countries in fighting the pandemic.
Most employees worked from home, while others were rendered jobless. In order to cushion its citizens, some countries like Kenya introduced tax cuts for workers earning less than $300 per month. Mobile cash transactions of amounts less than $10 were zero-rated.
2020 is a year that will be remembered for ages. In January, the year kicked off with the worst bushfire in Australia. It was in the same month that World Health Organization (WHO) announced the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China.
In February, Britain finally quit the European Union in what was dubbed as ‘Brexit.’ In March, WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic and various countries started imposing lockdown restrictions. In April, the deadliest mass shooting was reported in Canada’s history.
In May, a black man by the name George Floyd was killed when a police officer knelt on his neck. His killing triggered global protests. In November, Joe Biden was elected as the US President in what was viewed as a divisive election. Donald Trump rejected the results citing massive fraud.
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