(CNN) In March 2020, Europe's towns, cities and airports ground to a halt as the first wave of Covid-19 sent residents indoors. But amid the chaos and uncertainty, key workers including farm staff, transport employees and postal workers continued to perform their jobs as normal, forming an often invisible frontline during the pandemic. On March 27, 2020, the country's civil protection authorities announced that 969 people had died in just 24 hours. "At the start [of the pandemic in March 2020] I had a three-month-old nephew," he said. But for many unseen workers, who carried on with their jobs during the lockdowns and crises of 2020, life will remain much the same.

Source: CNN December 29, 2020 13:41 UTC