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 In the blink of an eye, another difficult year of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Though the pandemic in Taiwan peaked in May 2020, it took almost half a year more for the situation to stabilise. Since COVID-19 first appeared at the end of January 2020, we have learned to co-exist with this strange but aggressive virus over the next 600 days. Like crossing a river by feeling the stones, the entire process has not been easy. The pandemic has changed much, including many things that we have come to take for granted, like the usual commute to work. Now, we have to don face masks when leaving our homes to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Reshaping Our Lives The pandemic has also made marketing a chore. We are required to register before entering the market and scan a QR code every time we make a purchase. There are multiple temperature-taking points at the entrance of our office building, where we are required to record our past travel history and our intended duration of stay in the office in detail before being allowed to get on with our work. These 600 days have been a life- altering experience. They have reshaped our lives and made us cherish what we have. Though the resulting change in work arrangements has seen people working from different places, one thing is for sure: Everyone is going all out for a better future! (Translated by Shawn Pang) 一眨眼,2021年就结束了,这一 年大家因冠病疫情而过得很不 容易。 在台湾,疫情在去年5月高峰突 起,几乎花了半年时间才稳定下来。从 2020年1月底初见冠病,往后的600多个 日子里,我们学习与这个陌生却来势汹 汹的病毒共存,好多事情都像摸着石头 过河般,边学边走,虽然不习惯,我们 却努力适应。 冠病疫情改变了好多我们以前认为 理所当然的事,例如最基本的上下班, 我们突然被要求出入居家以外的公共 区域都需要时时戴上口罩,杜绝病毒的 传播。 冠病重塑生活 疫情也让庶民日常的食材采购变得繁 琐,例如进菜市场需要实名制、向各菜 商买菜需要再扫瞄QR码等。而公司大 楼入口处也多了一个体温管制点;到了 办公室,第一件事就是详细记录假期去 处、所待时长等,填妥后才能开始一天 的工作。 这600多天是个生活经验重塑的过 程,让我们更珍惜眼前人;而在工作流 程改变后,各方异地分流灵活上班,各 个企业亦沉重应对,大家皆为更美好的 未来全力以赴!    137 popularnews - 31 


































































































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