The coronavirus has dominated the year 2020, changing everyday life for hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
And although work on a potential vaccine is underway, health officials say the pandemic still poses a serious threat.
The coronavirus has dominated the year 2020, changing everyday life for hundreds of millions of people across the globe.
And although work on a potential vaccine is underway, health officials say the pandemic still poses a serious threat.
THE YEAR 20-20, CHANGINGEVERYDAY LIFE FOR HUNDREDS OFMILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THEGLOBE.AND ALTHOUGH WORK ON APOTENTIAL VACCINE ISUNDERWAY......HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY THE PANDEMIC STILL POSES ASERIOUS THREAT.JOHNLORINC REPORTS.THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE-MILLIONCONFIRMED COVID-19 DEATHSWORLDWIDE, ACCORDING TO JOHNSHOPKINS UNIVERSITY.JACOB MENDOZA/LOST PARENTS TOCORONAVIRUS "I DIDN'T GET TOSAY GOODBYE TO MY MOM OR MY DADNOW AND THAT'S WHAT HURTS METHE MOST NOW." IT TOOK ABOUTEIGHT MONTHS TO REACH THISSOMBER MILESTONE.JOE PARISI/COUNTY EXECUTIVE,DANE COUNTY WISCONSIN "ONE OFTHE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THAT WEHAVE IS THAT SOME PEOPLE JUSTDON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ASERIOUS DISEASE.EVEN TO THIS DAY." ALTHOUGHCOVID-19 HAS AFFECTED MUCH OFTHE GLOBE.....THE UNITED STATESHAS THE MOST RECORDED DEATHSWITH MORE THAN 205-THOUSAND.THAT INCLUDES 28-YEAR-OLD DR.ADELINE FAGAN OF HOUSTON WHOLOST HER BATTLE WITH THE VIRUSEARLIER THIS MONTH.MAUREEN FAGAN/LOST SISTER TOCORONAVIRUS "ADELINE DIED OFCOVID, THIS ISN'T A HOAX AND IFYOU CAN DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLEAS WEARING A MASK, EVERYONE ISBEING AFFECTED BY THIS." ASSOME U-S SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSESFOCUS ON HOW TO RE-OPEN SAFELY,"THESE NEW ABBOT RAPID POINT OFCARETESTS ARE EASY TO USE ANDRETURN RESULTS WITHIN JUSTMINUTES.YOU'LL HAVE A, A RESULT AT AMAXIMUM 15 MINUTES." WHILE MORETESTING IS BEING DONE IN THEU-S SOME MEDICAL EXPERTS SAYTHE PRESIDENT'S PLAN IS NOTENOUGH TO GET CONTROL OF THEPANDEMIC.DR.ASHISH JHA/DEAN, BROWNUNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLICHEALTH "WE NEED A LOT MORE IFWE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TESTSCHOOLS, COLLEGES, WORKPLACES.SO I SEE THIS AS A STEP FORWARDBUT NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE."I'M JOHN LORINC REPORTING.
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