Films | The global normalcy index
Covid-19: when will life return to normal?
Whilst some behavioural changes will prove temporary, others will stick
Past pandemics have transformed societies—and this time it’s no different. As restrictions ease, glimpses of a pre-pandemic world have begun to reappear. Will life ever return to normal? To answer this question, The Economist has devised a “normalcy index” to track how behaviour has changed, and continues to change, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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