It was a different world that watched as reports emerged last year of a mysterious virus in Wuhan, China.
Fear took over as the alien pathogen traversed South Korea then Japan, engulfing East Asia within months before heading westward in what would become one of the worst pandemics of the past century.
In 12 months, the novel coronavirus has all but upended the most basic facets of life.
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