One year of a global shift: Tracking the first 12 months of COVID-19
In short: This retrospective covers the rapid evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic from its initial detection to the global vaccine rollout. It provides essential context on how a single virus reshaped modern life in just one year.
The timeline begins in December 2019, when the first case of infection with the new coronavirus was reported in China. By March 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic.
In its first year, the virus claimed over 2.5 million lives and infected at least 115 million people globally. The narrative follows critical milestones: the initial isolation and identification of SARS-CoV-2, the subsequent rapid development of vaccines, and their eventual distribution across the world.
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