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This is an account of the rise, fall and return of the Covid-19 pandemic, steadily updated. It spread rapidly and capriciously from China and although there were worthy emergency plans to deal with pandemics, society's defences were little better than in medieval times, and there was no curative treatment. FIND OUT HOW: Lockdowns transformed cities into ghost towns, shuttering businesses and pausing life. Global economies staggered under pandemic pressure, despite government lifelines. The summer of 2020's fleeting normalcy was crushed by Covid-19's relentless resurgence. Political landscapes worldwide were reshaped by the pandemic's sweeping impacts. Vaccines emerged as beacons of hope, battling against the virus and its mutations. Before hindsight and faulty memory blur the story, this is a contemporary account, recording the events and changing attitudes as they happened, week by week, during these remarkable times.