The writer (second from right) celebrating his grandmother’s (seated) 86th birthday on Jan 29, 2020 before the outbreak of Covid-19. — VINCENT TEH
Never did humans foresee the arrival of microscopic beings so insidious that the connections painstakingly forged across the world would collapse. Never did mankind imagine their presence could prove so menacing that people would be forced to stand apart from one another.
They carried no weapons, nor did they appear monstrous, yet they drove humanity helter-skelter into hiding – retreating behind doors, fearful of their invisible contagion.
