Here are five ways they inspired us in a year like no other:
1. The frontline response
In early March, even before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, Venezuelan doctor Samuel Suárez was already giving at-risk Ecuadorians in rural areas lifesaving tips to avoid infection, and has continued to serve.
In Iran, Afghan refugee doctor Fezzeh Hosseini has worked tirelessly to help local and Afghan patients affected by the virus, providing information and tips to stay safe. In Bangladesh, trained community health workers – all of them Rohingya refugees – reached out across the world’s largest refugee camp to refer suspected COVID-19 patients to health clinics.
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Today s top TV includes The Den, Attenborough s Global Adventure, Shine Your Light - Solstice, Celebrity Gogglebox: The Best of 2020, and Michael Palin s Himalaya: Journey of a Lifetime . . .
Pick of the Day
The Den , 6.30pm, RTÉ One
This is probably the best way to kick off Christmas week, as the reunited Ray D Arcy and his old after-school alien buddies Zig and Zag, and Dustin make their final appearance together before the Big Day.
There have been many reasons to be less than cheerful about 2020, but the return of this lot hasn t just brightened up Sunday evenings, it s really helped to lighten the mood of the entire nation.
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Zimbabwean-born Irish rapper, singer and songwriter Jafaris recently released his new EP,
I Love You But I m in A Bad…Mood, and he s also taking part in Shine Your Light on RTÉ on Sunday night. We asked him the BIG questions . . .
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Jafaris has also teamed up with poet Felispeaks to perform
Tell us three things about yourself?