When a pandemic was declared one year ago, few could foresee the long road ahead. The toll of COVID-19 has been counted in the deaths and agonies of millions, the ruined economies, the disrupted lives and the near-universal loneliness and isolation. https://t.co/2O7rkzRKPu
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2021
From the first cases in China to worldwide lockdowns and vaccination drives...
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 11, 2021
Here are the 10 key moments since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health Organization (@WHO).https://t.co/gvAtg6y15V pic.twitter.com/X9SXRFca3A
CDC finds COVID-19 drove 15% spike in U.S. death rate in 2020: Politico https://t.co/9UpgVh1Jmy pic.twitter.com/q5Bxk2e6Ss
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2021
Myanmar army using battle tactics against protests: Amnesty https://t.co/a6cfG19orC pic.twitter.com/ip9hpWwfQf
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 11, 2021
Mexico’s lower chamber has approved a marijuana legalization bill, setting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s largest legal marijuana markets. https://t.co/UEnwPsD7t3
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2021
Since October 2017, more than 2,600 people—most of them civilians—have been killed in northern Mozambique. https://t.co/h285qZF12i
— MIGS (@MIGSinstitute) March 11, 2021
India: Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims have taken to the waters of the Ganges River to mark the beginning of Kumbh Mela - the world’s largest religious gathering – despite fears of the coronavirus pandemic pic.twitter.com/jc5d1IXT89
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 11, 2021
“When I saw my daughter in the coffin, all hope disappeared"
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 11, 2021
Kiyokazu Sasaki lost his entire family 10 years ago when a powerful earthquake hit Japan and triggered a massive tsunami which wiped out his townhttps://t.co/WZfYUEkFqv pic.twitter.com/2l1AYiFoA3
