Life under the virus

Hybrid has become the dominant modality of pedagogy in the age of Covid-19.

We all are adjusting to the environment created by the novel coronavirus. Last March, when the virus suddenly hit the headlines and surreptitiously crawled into our neighbourhoods, it felt like some inevitable doom and gloom had descended upon us and we took cover even before the government’s shelter-in-place order. But, six months later, people have learned to function in the new modified environment. For example, if you look inside my car, you will see half a gallon of alcohol sitting in the side console of my trunk, a small bottle of hand sanitiser and a pack of masks in the front console, including some loose masks scattered here and there. I don’t need to hoard supplies in my house anymore. After the initial shocks and disruption of supply chains that created scarcity last March and April, essential consumer and health safety goods are available in the stores.