Adrift: The world we passed in 2020

The year that passed saw the humanity scramble—first to make sense of the threat that made us retreat, and later to cope with the idea of retreat itself—and here we are at the beginning of a new year, adrift, making sense of our vulnerability as a race
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Published: Jan 4, 2021
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Image by : Win McNamee/Getty Images

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Shelves normally stocked with hand wipes, hand sanitiser and toilet paper sit empty at a Target store as people stockpile supplies after the coronavirus outbreak in Arlington, Virginia. The US government was racing to make more coronavirus test kits available as schools closed around the country, sporting events were canceled, and businesses encouraged workers to telecommute where possible. March 13, 2020