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| - In early December last year, a few dozen residents in the city of Wuhan in central China developed pneumonia-like symptoms. They did not know it then, but what they had would trigger a global pandemic. A year on, the exact origins of the new coronavirus are still unknown, but it is clear the virus will play a significant part in the history of the 21st century. Covid-19 has already killed 1.4 million people, confined billions across the planet to their homes and created global economic chaos and uncertainty. AFP has produced a series of stories on the crisis, accompanied by graphics, photos and videos, to be rolled out in several installments. They include reports from Wuhan as well as one of Europe's most affected towns, Tomelloso in central Spain. With input from bureaus around the world, we will examine the longterm impact of having Covid-19, the new victims of poverty as a result of the pandemic, and what 2021 is likely to bring. But, with vaccines against the illness now eagerly awaited, we begin by looking at where we are on the jabs and what obstacles still need to be overcome. + The vaccines on the cusp of release + Coronavirus treatments: some progress, no panacea + 'Infodemic' could thwart success of coronavirus vaccine + LatAm governments face unique challenges + Narcolepsy fiasco spurs Covid vaccine fears in Sweden + Twelve key milestones in a year like no other Health-virus-Year2020-vaccines PARIS Less than a year after an unknown coronavirus that has claimed 1.4 million lives to date began spreading across the globe, a number of highly promising Covid-19 vaccines are on the cusp of release. 1600 words by Paul Ricard Health-virus-Year2020-treatments,FACTS PARIS Nearly a year after a mysterious pneumonia emerged in China and began its global spread, there is still no silver bullet treatment for Covid-19 despite an unprecedented effort to discover new medicines or repurpose existing drugs. 950 words Health-virus-Year2020-disinformation,FOCUS PARIS As early as February, as the global coronavirus pandemic spread, the World Health Organization was already warning about an "infodemic", a wave of fake news and misinformation about the deadly new disease on social media. 900 words by Julie Charpentrat Health-virus-Year2020-LatAm,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Latin American governments are facing unique geographical, economic and social challenges in distributing Covid-19 vaccines when they become available, experts say. 700 words by Lucia Lacurcia. Picture. Video Health-virus-Year2020-Sweden-vaccines,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Take a vaccine developed in haste? Never again, says Meissa Chebbi, who, like hundreds of other young Swedes suffered debilitating narcolepsy after a mass vaccination campaign against the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic. 850 words by Pia Ohlin and Tom Little. Video by Tom Little Health-virus-Year2020,DATES PARIS From the first cases in central China to hopes of a vaccine a year later, here are a dozen key developments in the spread and subsequent fight against Covid-19. 600 words afp
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