Three years later: Lives reshaped by COVID-19

Three years ago this day, the coronavirus outbreak was

a pandemic, a once-in-a-lifetime event that tested the limits of humanity.

Societies in lockdown, untold numbers of people hospitalised, school closures, jobs lost and the death of loved ones became routine in the lives of billions of people.

While many may want to forget the horrors wrought by the pandemic, others continue to suffer its physical, emotional and financial consequences.

Al Jazeera spoke to five people from around…