Thread by @Reuters

So much has happened this year – the global pandemic, of course, but also political chaos, freak weather and wildfires, and protests everywhere.

So how do we capture 2020? @ReutersGraphics stitched together clippings from the longest year 👇 reut.rs/2WCdk1h 1/13

January
🦠 The world welcomed 2020 as wildfires and protests clouded celebrations. Cities close to Wuhan saw a rise in coronavirus cases 2/13

February
The first coronavirus-related death occurred outside China.

⚽ One of the last soccer matches was played with fans in the stadium. One month later, Valencia said 35% of the squad tested positive for the virus 3/13

March
A deluge of death in northern Italy; Poor Indians flee to villages

’Some people will die of the virus. The rest of us will die of hunger,’ said Sanjay Sharma, a Mumbai taxi driver 4/13

April
China’s Wuhan came out of lockdown; A bread making frenzy swept the UK 🍞

Spain lifted its lockdown for children. Below, Paolo drew himself in a farm.
He said he missed climbing, friends and his grandparents the most 5/13

May
📈 Unemployment skyrocketed globally.

‘It took a month of pandemic to lose it all,’ said Douglas Felipe Alves Nascimento, who lost his job in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Brazil jumped to having the second highest number of cases globally 6/13

June
Millions took to the streets globally to embrace the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

📚 A historic Oakland Black book store sold out of books on racial discrimination 7/13

July
🏅 The Tokyo Olympics were postponed and the world of sports adapted.

England allowed pubs, restaurants and hair salons to reopen 8/13

August
The WHO asked people to stop partying; Nintendo profits skyrocketed thanks to @animalcrossing; Thousands protested in Berlin against masks 9/13

September
The second waves arrived. Thai protesters challenged the monarchy at the biggest demonstration in years. Read our @specialreports: reut.rs/3ap84Gg 10/13

October
Trump and Melania tested positive for the virus as Americans headed to the polls.

🇮🇳 Festivals continued in India with the help of disinfectant and essential workers 11/13

November
Vaccine trials offered a glimmer of hope … and then the world mourned soccer star Maradona 12/13

December
💉 Vaccines arrive, with Britain expecting to receive millions by year-end.

More than 1.6 million people have died from COVID-19 around the world.

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