Funeral Home Director Chris Fontana (R) and apprentice Christina Smith (L) position Mrs. Barbara Lipscomb's coffin in front of the door, as they prepare a drive-thru viewing at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Centreville, Marylan NEW DELHI (AP) - The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work.“It’s not just a number.