KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 25): The year 2020 is a year like no other for most of us, except for the generation who lived through World War II and are still around today.
This time a year ago, a mysterious virus was spreading in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The world now knows it as the SARS-CoV-2 which causes Covid-19, and it has now claimed 1.7 million lives globally.
Wuhan was the first city to go into lockdown in January but it was too late to curb the spread of the coronavirus to the rest of the world. As it spread, governments implemented strict lockdowns.
However, while the restrictions save lives, the cost to the global economy has been enormous.
In this double issue, The Edge looks at the impact of Covid-19 on businesses and the economy, as well as the following:
- Newsmakers of 2020
- The Edge Best Call Awards 2020
- Trials, acquittals and convictions of the year
- 10 things to look out for in 2021, and
- Why Vision 2020 failed, which includes interviews with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Daim Zainuddin, and commentaries by Dr Nungsari Radhi and Dr Mohamed Ariff.
Also read about the slump and recovery of the stock market, supported by loan moratoriums, a low interest rate environment and the user friendliness of mobile trading apps.
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