However, what she did not say, people the world over have said so repeatedly and continue to say it in unison: annus horribilis 2020. Advent of the pandemicThe Wuhan virus which spread like wildfire spared none from its tentacles and continues to rage relentlessly. As thousands get infected and die each day, the vicious virus is mutating itself into many forms overtime, triggering bewilderment. Meanwhile, racial violence and hate crimes broke out in several parts of the country, triggering social unrest and dangerously divisive rhetoric. As the curtain goes down on annus horribilis 2020, the world heaves a sigh of relief and awaits with bated breath the dawn of better times to be ushered in by science and technology and nurtured by human ingenuity.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 18:33 UTC