Here’s what happened during your end-of-year break

For many, today marks the return to a new working year — and tuning back into the news cycle.

After the rollercoaster ride of 2020, everyone deserved a brief break but here’s what you may have missed.

COVID-19 continued to surge

Unfortunately, coronavirus didn’t end with 2020 — just the opposite.

In Australia, cases in the community were detected in New South Wales and Victoria, causing a return to restrictions and border closures.

Meanwhile, overseas there were reports the health systems in the US and UK were about to be swamped by COVID patients as case numbers spiked and the death toll climbed.

Where are…