First coronavirus cases reported one year ago; China develops new vaccine

On Dec. 29, 2019, the first cases of unknown, pneumonia-like illnesses were reported to the World Health Organization. One year later, the illness that has come to be known as the coronavirus has claimed more than 1.8 million lives around the world, reaching every continent and wreaking havoc and despair in its wake. According to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, which has tracked the pandemic since it began, more than 82,835,000 cases have been reported worldwide. The U.S. continues to lead the world in the number of cases ࢀ" 19.7 million ࢀ" and deaths, with more than 342,000….