Medical staff transfer patients to Jin Yintan hospital on Januin Wuhan, Hubei, China. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Chinese authorities have made "a preliminary determination that the outbreak is caused by a novel (or new) coronavirus identified in a patient hospitalized for pneumonia in Wuhan." Chinese authorities announce "the virus in question can cause severe illness in some patients, but does not transmit readily between people." Police order Wenliang to stop spreading "misinformation." January 9, 2020 Li Wenliangwarns fellow doctors of a possible outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome-like illness in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. December 30, 2019Ĭhinese ophthalmologist Dr. This timeline puts into perspective the significance COVID-19 has had on society, the struggles we face to contend with a pandemic, and perhaps illuminates what we want a better future to be. With the rollout of vaccinations there is hope we are on the road to recovery, leading us to wonder: When will life return to normal and what will normal life look like? We have watched it unfold day by day as we have lost family, friends, jobs and personal savings. Looking back a year ago, we could not have imagined how significantly COVID-19 would change our lives. No one imagined the ferocity of the virus, as global cases - as of now - have reached 118 million with an average of 370,000 new cases added daily. This directed state governments to set up emergency operations centers, hospitals to activate emergency preparedness plans and allowed the health secretary to "waive provisions of applicable laws and regulations to give doctors, hospitals - all hospitals - and healthcare providers maximum flexibility to respond to the virus."īy then, COVID-19 had spread globally with 14,384 cases officially reported with many more undetected or underreported.
On March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency, making federal resources available to combat the spread of the virus available.
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