Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, A year has gone by under the dark clouds of the pandemic. Covid-19 situation in UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany and USA turned worrisome again recently, mainly because of the cold winter, and perhaps due to the new strains circulating of this ever-mutating Coronavirus. Do plenty of sun, warmth, high humidity help against it? Can’t say, because even under those conditions, a surge in infection was observed in certain parts of the world. Crowded environments and poor sanitation in factories and dormitories have led to the formation of clusters of infection, overwhelming public hospitals, ICUs, ventilators, and medical front-liners across the world. Going by the fresh waves, Covid-19 may continue to impact the world in 2021, too. Things may improve as the vaccination progresses but not before mid-summer. The time required to vaccinate the whole humanity is going to be too long, even if we ignore anti-vaxxers. No wonder, some experts suspect that it will be a couple of years before some semblance of normalcy returns.