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The new normal: Don’t expect a return to pre-pandemic life, experts say

It’s been a year since COVID-19 was labelled a pandemic, lockdown measures became the norm and the terms social-distancing, contact tracing and flattening the curve became part of the global language.

Pandemic fatigue has set in for many, exhausted by stress and anxiety and feeling isolated from friends and family.

And while there have been glimmers of hope that 2021 might bring a relaxation of health regulations and a return to a kind of normalcy for parts of the economy, some believe this pandemic and its legacy will be with us for a very long time.

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