You Tue, 07, 21 As vaccination rates rise around the world, lockdowns are starting to ease up and things are returning to ‘normal’. But what sort of a ‘normal’ are we expecting to go back to? You! takes a look… The coronavirus pandemic has transformed our lives. The lockdowns have forced us to change how we socialise, how we shop and work. But as vaccination rates rise, parts of the world are opening up. One question that often comes to mind is ‘when will life return to normal?’ No one can really give a sure shot answer. However, this will not be the first time that a pandemic has changed the world. Historically, crisis have revolutionised societies fuelling technological advancements and kick-starting social change. For instance, in the 14th century, the Black Death wiped out a third of the Britain s population. Since there were fewer workers left, new technological advancements were made in order to use less labour from workers such as the printing press.