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Necessity, as the old proverb says, is the mother of invention. This is true during this health crisis, which has taught us to become more creative and innovative to survive. Our workers learned to work from home and businesses adapted to the new normal. We are finding ways to evolve.

When we organize elections, our vision has always been to make sure that they are clean, honest and meaningful. They are the benchmark of a democratic system. But given our situation today, we need to add one more: safe elections. Can we successfully hold meaningful and safe elections in the middle of a pandemic? This is a critical question we need to address even as we battle against the coronavirus that has upended our lives.

The pledge of G-7 leaders to provide at least 1 billion vaccine doses to 92 poor and lower-middle-income countries and last week’s emerging positive domestic trade figures are a big confidence booster.