PARIS, Jan 6 — The most basic everyday activities, from working to shopping and going to school, have completely transformed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and may never be the same again.
Online sales rose 38 per cent in the first third of 2021 compared to the same period a year before, according to the Adobe Digital Economy Index. Cities around the world also saw a drop in public transportation such as trains over fears of the virus spreading and as more people stayed home. As adults stayed home to work, so too did students, with hundreds of millions of children and teens suddenly logging onto Zoom and other platforms for online classes.