Coronavirus one year on – how the horror of Covid-19 has unfolded

Just 12 months ago the world was on the verge of waking a tragedy that will shake up the globe, a virus never heard called coronavirus was about to wreak havoc on the lives of billions.

The province of Hubei in Wuhan, China recorded the first-ever human infection with COVID-19, the victim is a 55-year-old male. This infection would spread like lighting turning the world upside down.

The South China Morning Post published the story in March quoting government data of the first coronavirus infection dating back to November 17, 2019. (On Tuesday that same outlet suggested the virus may have been in Italy as early as September.).

Since the deadly novel virus first gained international attention, over 55.2 million infections have occurred around the world, with over 1.3 million deaths, per data from Johns Hopkins University.

One year later, nevertheless, there is also hope. Over the past two weeks, drug companies Pfizer and Moderna have both come forth announcing vaccine candidates that are over 90% effective (94.5% for Moderna), according to interim analyses.