The document highlights several hopeful images from 2020 that provided moments of joy during a difficult year. These included:
1) The first person receiving the COVID-19 vaccine in the UK, healthcare workers celebrating nurses, and a patient being reunited with his brother after battling COVID-19.
2) People around the world finding ways to connect and entertain themselves and others during lockdowns, such as dancing at home, performing music from balconies, and drive-in concerts.
3) Acts of kindness like delivering supplies to vulnerable communities, volunteering at food banks, and donkey therapy for healthcare workers.
18 jun20 ILC Global Alliance webinar presentationILC- UK
With the ILC Global Alliance marking its 30th anniversary this year, members came together to share their perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care.
While the coronavirus has indiscriminately hit most countries of the world, its impact has been disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable in society, including those receiving long-term care. In Europe alone, it is estimated that up to half of the total number of coronavirus deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities. In order to ensure that our older population is sufficiently protected while still receiving the care they need, will countries have to urgently rethink and adjust how long-term care is provided?
“The Experimental Child”: Mental and Social Consequences for Children and Fam...Université de Montréal
Abstract
Not only is the coronavirus crisis a natural laboratory of stress offering social psychiatrists a unique historical opportunity to observe its impact on entire populations around the world, but the responses to the crisis by international health authorities, such as the WHO, along with national and local educational institutions and health care and social services, are creating an unprecedented and unpredictable environment for children and youth. This hostile new environment for growth and development is marked by the sudden and unpredictable imposition of confinement and social isolation, cutting off or limiting opportunities for the development of cognitive abilities, peer relationships, and social skills, while exposing vulnerable children and youth to depriving, negligent, or even abusive home environments.
For this reason, this crisis has been renamed a syndemic, encompassing two different categories of disease—an infectious disease (SARS-CoV-2) and an array of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Together, these conditions cluster within specific populations following deeply-embedded patterns of inequality and vulnerability (Horton, 2020). And children are the most vulnerable population around the world. The impact on children is part of a cascade of consequences affecting societies at large, smaller communities, and the multigenerational family, all of which impinge on children and youth as the lowest common denominator (Di Nicola & Daly, 2020).
This exceptional set of circumstances—in response not only to the biomedical and populational health aspects but also in constructing policies for entire societies—is creating an “experimental childhood” for billions of children and youth around the world. With its commitment to the social determinants of health and mental health, notably in light of the monumental Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) studies (Felitti & Anda, 2010), social psychiatry and global mental health in partner with child and family psychiatry and allied professions must now consider their roles for the future of these “experimental children” around the world. The parameters for observing the conditions of this coronavirus-induced syndemic in the family and in society, along with recommendations for social psychiatric interventions, and prospective paediatric, psychological, and social studies will be outlined.
Keywords: children & families, coronavirus syndemic, ACE Study, confinement, social isolation
18 jun20 ILC Global Alliance webinar presentationILC- UK
With the ILC Global Alliance marking its 30th anniversary this year, members came together to share their perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on long-term care.
While the coronavirus has indiscriminately hit most countries of the world, its impact has been disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable in society, including those receiving long-term care. In Europe alone, it is estimated that up to half of the total number of coronavirus deaths have occurred in long-term care facilities. In order to ensure that our older population is sufficiently protected while still receiving the care they need, will countries have to urgently rethink and adjust how long-term care is provided?
“The Experimental Child”: Mental and Social Consequences for Children and Fam...Université de Montréal
Abstract
Not only is the coronavirus crisis a natural laboratory of stress offering social psychiatrists a unique historical opportunity to observe its impact on entire populations around the world, but the responses to the crisis by international health authorities, such as the WHO, along with national and local educational institutions and health care and social services, are creating an unprecedented and unpredictable environment for children and youth. This hostile new environment for growth and development is marked by the sudden and unpredictable imposition of confinement and social isolation, cutting off or limiting opportunities for the development of cognitive abilities, peer relationships, and social skills, while exposing vulnerable children and youth to depriving, negligent, or even abusive home environments.
For this reason, this crisis has been renamed a syndemic, encompassing two different categories of disease—an infectious disease (SARS-CoV-2) and an array of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Together, these conditions cluster within specific populations following deeply-embedded patterns of inequality and vulnerability (Horton, 2020). And children are the most vulnerable population around the world. The impact on children is part of a cascade of consequences affecting societies at large, smaller communities, and the multigenerational family, all of which impinge on children and youth as the lowest common denominator (Di Nicola & Daly, 2020).
This exceptional set of circumstances—in response not only to the biomedical and populational health aspects but also in constructing policies for entire societies—is creating an “experimental childhood” for billions of children and youth around the world. With its commitment to the social determinants of health and mental health, notably in light of the monumental Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) studies (Felitti & Anda, 2010), social psychiatry and global mental health in partner with child and family psychiatry and allied professions must now consider their roles for the future of these “experimental children” around the world. The parameters for observing the conditions of this coronavirus-induced syndemic in the family and in society, along with recommendations for social psychiatric interventions, and prospective paediatric, psychological, and social studies will be outlined.
Keywords: children & families, coronavirus syndemic, ACE Study, confinement, social isolation
Minimum of 40 Children Paralyzed After New Meningitis VaccineStanleylucas
The Global Prolife Alliance (GPA) has called for a halt on the continuing use of the MenAfriVac meningitis A vaccine after the disturbing news of paralysis of children vaccinated. On December 20, 2012, a vaccination tragedy hit the small village of Gouro, located in Northern Chad, in Sub- Saharan Africa. According to the newspaper La Voix, out of five hundred at least 40 (8%) of them between the ages of 7 and 18 years became paralyzed. The children presented with symptoms of hallucinations and convulsions. http://vactruth.com/2013/01/06/paralyzed-after-meningitis- vaccine/
COVID High School Vaccination Advisory Presentation JohnSamuels17
COVID education and vaccination presentation for high school and middle school students. High school students in the inner city tend to display a high level of vaccine hesitancy. With students assimilating much false and confusing information on social media, our high school principal asked us to produce an advisory presentation to help students overcome vaccination hesitancy and to educate them on COVID. We endeavored to provide truthful information that presents both the positives and risks of COVID vaccination. The authors of this presentation have determined to allow this presentation to be downloaded and used by educators in public, charter or private schools without modification for the purpose of educating students about COVID and COVID vaccination. Statistics in this presentation will be updated at least monthly.
COVID-19: The Role of Nurses and Midwives in the UK and AfricaSSCG Consulting
On Wednesday 03 June 2020, One Africa Network (OAN) in collaboration with SSCG Healthcare, The Uganda-UK Health Alliance (UUKHA) and Nursing Now hosted global discussion webcast on The Fight Against COVID-19: The Role of Nurses and Midwives in the UK and Africa in contributing and supporting in the response to fight against COVID-19.
Panel Speakers Included:
- Lord Nigel Crisp KCB - Co-Chair at Nursing Now
- H.E Julius Peter Moto - Uganda High Commissioner to UK
- Ms. Beatrice Amuge - Chief Nurse of Uganda
- Tracey Collins - Head of Global Nursing Health Education England
- Prof Dame Donna Kinnair - Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
- Heather Caudle - Chief Nurse Of Surrey and Borders NHS Trust
- Dr Catherine Hannaway - Programme Director Nightingale Challenge Northern Ireland Global Leadership Development Programme
- Ged Byrne MBE - Director of Global Engagement at Health Education England
- Prof Mark Radford - Chief Nurse NHS Health Education England & Deputy Chief Nursing Officer of England
- Dorcas Gwata - Global Mental Health Nurse Expert and African Diaspora Affairs Analyst
- Ms.Elizabeth Namukombe Ekong - Lecturer Uganda Christian University & Chairperson Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC)
- Ms. Annet Evelyn kanyunyuzi - Senior Nursing Officer Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and President Uganda National Midwives Association
- Catherine Odeke - Cordinator at Nursing Now Uganda
Wellcome photography prize launched with focus on healthAdam Michael Smith
Wellcome photography prize launched with focus on health
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/aug/14/wellcome-photography-prize-launched-with-focus-health-research
Covid 19 Pandemic A Challenge, A Menace for Nursesijtsrd
As we all knows COVID 19 is a Pandemic that affect more than 176 million people and 3.8 million deaths. In this Pandemic our Frontline workers i.e. Doctors, Nurses and Other Healthcare Staff also suffers emotionally as well as Physically due to more duty hours and overload of work. This Article includes a survey data that was conducted in US by American Nurses Association, To know about the concern and experiences, facing problems during Pandemic by Nursing Staff. In this Article mainly we are focusing on Nursing staff during pandemic situation and how we can encourage them. Miss. Preeti Bala | Dr. Priyanka Chaudhary | Dr. Rajwant Kaur Randhawa "Covid-19 Pandemic (A Challenge, A Menace for Nurses)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45085.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/45085/covid19-pandemic-a-challenge-a-menace-for-nurses/miss-preeti-bala
On May 12, 2015 following the pioneering actions and leadership of Florence Nightingale the Foundation for the Advancement of Nursing was launched. Here is the keynote presentation about the foundation, it's work and a look into the future...
A Canadian Perspective on the Biomedical and Psychosocial Impacts of the COVI...Université de Montréal
Global Mental Health & Psychiatry Review Special issue on the COVID-19 pandemic
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRY REVIEW, Vol. 1 No. 2, Spring/Summer 2020, pp. 6-7.
"A Canadian Perspective on the Biomedical and Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families"
Vincenzo Di Nicola, MPhil, MD, PhD, FRCPC, DFAPA
This brief article reviews what we know about COVID-19 in children and its psychosocial impacts on their health and mental health.
An overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with an emphasis of its impact on children and families. The article examines the impacts of three public health practices: - Social distancing - Confinement - Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) - "The longest shadow"
Participatory Action for Change(PAC)...An approach to health system developmentPaibul Suriyawongpaisal
complex nature of health systems(including health care systems) posted a new challenge for the system development at all levels. PAC addresses the challenge using the perspective of complex adaptive system and participatory action for change.
Minimum of 40 Children Paralyzed After New Meningitis VaccineStanleylucas
The Global Prolife Alliance (GPA) has called for a halt on the continuing use of the MenAfriVac meningitis A vaccine after the disturbing news of paralysis of children vaccinated. On December 20, 2012, a vaccination tragedy hit the small village of Gouro, located in Northern Chad, in Sub- Saharan Africa. According to the newspaper La Voix, out of five hundred at least 40 (8%) of them between the ages of 7 and 18 years became paralyzed. The children presented with symptoms of hallucinations and convulsions. http://vactruth.com/2013/01/06/paralyzed-after-meningitis- vaccine/
COVID High School Vaccination Advisory Presentation JohnSamuels17
COVID education and vaccination presentation for high school and middle school students. High school students in the inner city tend to display a high level of vaccine hesitancy. With students assimilating much false and confusing information on social media, our high school principal asked us to produce an advisory presentation to help students overcome vaccination hesitancy and to educate them on COVID. We endeavored to provide truthful information that presents both the positives and risks of COVID vaccination. The authors of this presentation have determined to allow this presentation to be downloaded and used by educators in public, charter or private schools without modification for the purpose of educating students about COVID and COVID vaccination. Statistics in this presentation will be updated at least monthly.
COVID-19: The Role of Nurses and Midwives in the UK and AfricaSSCG Consulting
On Wednesday 03 June 2020, One Africa Network (OAN) in collaboration with SSCG Healthcare, The Uganda-UK Health Alliance (UUKHA) and Nursing Now hosted global discussion webcast on The Fight Against COVID-19: The Role of Nurses and Midwives in the UK and Africa in contributing and supporting in the response to fight against COVID-19.
Panel Speakers Included:
- Lord Nigel Crisp KCB - Co-Chair at Nursing Now
- H.E Julius Peter Moto - Uganda High Commissioner to UK
- Ms. Beatrice Amuge - Chief Nurse of Uganda
- Tracey Collins - Head of Global Nursing Health Education England
- Prof Dame Donna Kinnair - Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing
- Heather Caudle - Chief Nurse Of Surrey and Borders NHS Trust
- Dr Catherine Hannaway - Programme Director Nightingale Challenge Northern Ireland Global Leadership Development Programme
- Ged Byrne MBE - Director of Global Engagement at Health Education England
- Prof Mark Radford - Chief Nurse NHS Health Education England & Deputy Chief Nursing Officer of England
- Dorcas Gwata - Global Mental Health Nurse Expert and African Diaspora Affairs Analyst
- Ms.Elizabeth Namukombe Ekong - Lecturer Uganda Christian University & Chairperson Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council (UNMC)
- Ms. Annet Evelyn kanyunyuzi - Senior Nursing Officer Jinja Regional Referral Hospital and President Uganda National Midwives Association
- Catherine Odeke - Cordinator at Nursing Now Uganda
Wellcome photography prize launched with focus on healthAdam Michael Smith
Wellcome photography prize launched with focus on health
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/aug/14/wellcome-photography-prize-launched-with-focus-health-research
Covid 19 Pandemic A Challenge, A Menace for Nursesijtsrd
As we all knows COVID 19 is a Pandemic that affect more than 176 million people and 3.8 million deaths. In this Pandemic our Frontline workers i.e. Doctors, Nurses and Other Healthcare Staff also suffers emotionally as well as Physically due to more duty hours and overload of work. This Article includes a survey data that was conducted in US by American Nurses Association, To know about the concern and experiences, facing problems during Pandemic by Nursing Staff. In this Article mainly we are focusing on Nursing staff during pandemic situation and how we can encourage them. Miss. Preeti Bala | Dr. Priyanka Chaudhary | Dr. Rajwant Kaur Randhawa "Covid-19 Pandemic (A Challenge, A Menace for Nurses)" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-5 , August 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd45085.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/45085/covid19-pandemic-a-challenge-a-menace-for-nurses/miss-preeti-bala
On May 12, 2015 following the pioneering actions and leadership of Florence Nightingale the Foundation for the Advancement of Nursing was launched. Here is the keynote presentation about the foundation, it's work and a look into the future...
A Canadian Perspective on the Biomedical and Psychosocial Impacts of the COVI...Université de Montréal
Global Mental Health & Psychiatry Review Special issue on the COVID-19 pandemic
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRY REVIEW, Vol. 1 No. 2, Spring/Summer 2020, pp. 6-7.
"A Canadian Perspective on the Biomedical and Psychosocial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families"
Vincenzo Di Nicola, MPhil, MD, PhD, FRCPC, DFAPA
This brief article reviews what we know about COVID-19 in children and its psychosocial impacts on their health and mental health.
An overview of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, with an emphasis of its impact on children and families. The article examines the impacts of three public health practices: - Social distancing - Confinement - Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) - "The longest shadow"
Participatory Action for Change(PAC)...An approach to health system developmentPaibul Suriyawongpaisal
complex nature of health systems(including health care systems) posted a new challenge for the system development at all levels. PAC addresses the challenge using the perspective of complex adaptive system and participatory action for change.
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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Mizzima Media Group is pleased to announce the relaunch of Mizzima Weekly. Mizzima is dedicated to helping our readers and viewers keep up to date on the latest developments in Myanmar and related to Myanmar by offering analysis and insight into the subjects that matter. Our websites and our social media channels provide readers and viewers with up-to-the-minute and up-to-date news, which we don’t necessarily need to replicate in our Mizzima Weekly magazine. But where we see a gap is in providing more analysis, insight and in-depth coverage of Myanmar, that is of particular interest to a range of readers.
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Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy, often referred to as Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, is an Indian politician who currently serves as the Chief Minister of the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born on December 21, 1972, in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh, to Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (popularly known as YSR), a former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and Y.S. Vijayamma.
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In a May 9, 2024 paper, Juri Opitz from the University of Zurich, along with Shira Wein and Nathan Schneider form Georgetown University, discussed the importance of linguistic expertise in natural language processing (NLP) in an era dominated by large language models (LLMs).
The authors explained that while machine translation (MT) previously relied heavily on linguists, the landscape has shifted. “Linguistics is no longer front and center in the way we build NLP systems,” they said. With the emergence of LLMs, which can generate fluent text without the need for specialized modules to handle grammar or semantic coherence, the need for linguistic expertise in NLP is being questioned.
हम आग्रह करते हैं कि जो भी सत्ता में आए, वह संविधान का पालन करे, उसकी रक्षा करे और उसे बनाए रखे।" प्रस्ताव में कुल तीन प्रमुख हस्तक्षेप और उनके तंत्र भी प्रस्तुत किए गए। पहला हस्तक्षेप स्वतंत्र मीडिया को प्रोत्साहित करके, वास्तविकता पर आधारित काउंटर नैरेटिव का निर्माण करके और सत्तारूढ़ सरकार द्वारा नियोजित मनोवैज्ञानिक हेरफेर की रणनीति का मुकाबला करके लोगों द्वारा निर्धारित कथा को बनाए रखना और उस पर कार्यकरना था।
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3. Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as
she returns to her ward after becoming the
first person in Britain to receive the Pfizer /
BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at University
Hospital, at the start of the largest ever
immunization program in British history, in
Coventry, England, on December 8, 2020.
Jacob King via Reuters
4. Maria Sole, age 4, dressed in a nurse's outfit, holds up a rainbow
drawing with the words 'Thank You' on it as NHS staff and
members of the public took part in the weekly "Clap for Our
Carers" event at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital on May 28,
2020, in London, England. Dan Kitwood / Getty
5. Nurses and healthcare workers gesture with hearts in celebration of Nurse
Week and International Nurses Day outside Mt. Sinai Oueens in the Queens
borough of New York City on May 12, 2020. Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty
6. Dr. Lucia Ledesma, a clinical neuropsychologist,
eyes her pet Harley, a therapy dog who provides
emotional support for health-care workers who
are treating patients infected with the new
coronavirus, while he rests on his bed in Mexico
City on September 12, 2020. Marco Ugarte / AP
7. Regina Teodoro and Hilario Teodoro practice ballroom dancing during self-isolation at their home in St. Clair, in Sydney, Australia, on April 28, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty
8. Uruguayan cellist Karina Núñez performs for her neighbors on the
balcony of her apartment during the coronavirus outbreak in Panama
City, Panama, on March 20, 2020. Erick Marciscano / Reuters
9. Members of the Tempero de Criola band
perform amid the coronavirus pandemic at the
Turano favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June
19, 2020. Silvia Izquierdo / AP
10. Coronavirus-crisis volunteer Rhiannon Navin greets
local residents arriving at a food-distribution center at
the WestCOP community center in New Rochelle, New
York, on March 18, 2020. John Moore / Getty
11. Volunteer Jawad Javed delivers coronavirus protection kits that he and his wife put together for the vulnerable people of their community
in Stenhousemuir, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, in Scotland, on March 16, 2020. Andy Buchanan / Digital / AFP / Getty
12. Paulino Perez (right) hugs his brother Isaias Perez Yanez, as Isaias is released from Sharp Coronado Hospital
after battling COVID-19 for five weeks in Coronado, California, on May 8, 2020. Mario Tama / Getty
13. A worker holds a bottle of the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, as the mass public vaccination program
gets underway at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, England, on December 8, 2020 Graeme Robertson via AP
14. A seal took several tourists by surprise by hitching a ride on their stand-up boards at the beach in Weymouth, England, on August 13, 2020. Finnbarr Webster / Getty
15. People roller skate during a pop-up roller
skating session in Brooklyn on September
5, 2020. Stephanie Keith / Getty
16. Concert-goers attend the first drive-in open-air musical show at an airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 30, 2020. Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP / Getty
17. Mark Ingram II of the Baltimore Ravens hugs his daughters before the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the
Tennessee Titans at M&T Bank Stadium on January 11, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland. Maddie Meyer / Getty
18. Findik, the mascot of Kayacik Martyr Haluk Yilmaz Primary School in Tokay, Turkey, sits with desk mates during class on January 16, 2020. Mehmet Kumcagiz / Anadolu Agency via Getty
19. John Sileo, Wantagh High School Class of 2020
Co-President poses in front of a sign on the
grass as graduating Seniors from Wantagh High
School drive by the front of the school and
their teachers cheer for them on May 15, 2020,
in Wantagh, New York. Al Bello / Getty
20. A couple share a kiss at the "Purple Rain" installation at the Lycée Jacques-Decour on August 2, 2020, in Paris, France. Kiran Ridley / Getty
21. Children look at lights from inside their family car as they visit Luminna Fest, a drive-through
Christmas light festival, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 5, 2020. Amanda Perobelli / Reuters
22. Cristina Marino, a health worker at the Juan Ramon Jimenez
Hospital in Huelva, and coordinator of the El Burrito Feliz (The
Happy Donkey) association, hugs a donkey named Magallanes
in Hinojos, Spain, on September 8, 2020, as part of a donkey-
therapy program. Created by Luis Manuel Bejarano, the
emotional therapy is being used to treat the stress of health-
care workers who have been dealing with the coronavirus
pandemic. Cristina Quicler / AFP / Getty
23. Rita Nunes, a bride, is seen on her wedding day, after
having to cancel the event previously due to the
lockdown, posing in the autumn sunlight for a
wedding photographer in Dublin, Ireland, on October
14, 2020. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
24. Linda Delk (right) puts a ring on the finger of Ardell
Hoveskeland as Pastor Sarah Scherschligt looks on during
their socially distanced wedding, as family and friends
joined over Zoom, at the Peace Lutheran Church in
Alexandria, Virginia. "You may remove your mask and
kiss the bride." The two septuagenarians, who met at the
start of the pandemic, were wed on May 28, 2020.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty
25. An orphan plays with her new Hula-Hoop during a food-
and-toy-distribution event for about 500 orphans in 11
orphanages, conducted by the National Muslim COVID-19
Response Committee, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Good
Hope Markazil Banatil Islamia Orphans Center in Nairobi,
Kenya, on May 25, 2020. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty
26. Joanne Collins Brock, a second grade teacher at St Francis School (Goshen), teaches online in
her empty classroom on April 15, 2020, in Goshen, Kentucky. Andy Lyons / Getty
27. Fans watch from their numbered seats as the German band Brings performs onstage during the Bonn Live Kulturgarten Open-
Air Festival 2020, at Rheinaue Leisure Park in Bonn, Germany, on July 17, 2020. Andreas Rentz / Getty
28. A helper holds a small fawn found on May 19, 2020 in the grass of a meadow near the
small Bavarian village of Oberacker near Munich, Germany. Christof Stache / AFP / Getty
29. A person dressed in a Spider-Man costume strikes a pose at the “Ceu na Terra,” or
Heaven on Earth, street party in Rio de Janeiro, on February 22, 2020. Leo Correa / AP
30. Three women wearing novelty masks with beard prints take a selfie on Queen Street in Cardiff, Wales, on August 4, 2020. Matthew Horwood / Getty
31. Inas, a student who is blind, embraces "Soul" during a dog-assisted therapy
session at Escola Iris in Sant Vicenc dels Horts, during the coronavirus
pandemic near Barcelona, Spain, on November 25, 2020. Albert Gea / Reuters
32. Neonatal Nurse Kirsty Hartley carries premature baby Theo Anderson to
his mother Kirsty Anderson in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the
Lancashire Women and Newborn Center at Burnley General Hospital in
East Lancashire, Burnley, England, on May 15, 2020. Hannah Mckay /
Reuters
33. Heart-shaped lights glow from the Manchester Grand Hyatt hotel in San Diego, California, on April 16, 2020. Daniel Knighton / Getty
34. Italian violinist Fiamma Flavia Paolucci performs at Tor Vergata
Hospital in Rome on May 12, 2020, as the world marked
International Nurses Day. Tiziana Fabi / AFP / Getty
35. This has been a year like no other, and moments of joy were were
difficult to come by. The few happy events that took place did so
despite harrowing circumstances—or, in many cases, as a response to
overwhelming adversity. Health-care workers took on enormous
burdens, saved countless lives, and earned the gratitude and
admiration of millions.
The following are images from the past year of personal victories, families
and friends at play, expressions of love and compassion, volunteers at
work, or simply small and pleasant moments.
All images and texts from The Atlantic.Thank you