| Updated: 2:46 p.m.
At this time last year, bottled water, toilet paper and hand sanitizer were flying off grocery store shelves, and an announcement was just days away that would close all in-house service at restaurants and bars.
To stop the spread of the coronavirus, common routines cooking, eating, dining, shopping took on uncommon traits.
Now, months later, even with COVID-19 cases slowing and vaccinations accelerating, the old days and old ways may never return and, in some instances, that may not be so bad.
So here is a look at some pandemic practices that may outlive the pandemic itself: