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Coronavirus discovered in China
A unknown pneumonia was recorded in China with the patient showing symptoms on December 8th and was reported to the World Health Organization on December 31 -
New name for Coronavirus: COVID-19
On February 11th The World Health Organization announced the new abbreviated name for the Coronavirus -
W.H.O. updates it's guidance on travel restrictions
The W.H.O. updates it's guidance on travel restrictions. It advises against travel or trade while the virus situation becomes worse. -
All schools shut down due to Covid-19
All publicly funded schools are currently closed down due to the current conditions. Since there are so many people in a school closing it down was the best choice. -
Brazil with most infected
Brazil had become the third country with most coronavirus cases recorded. -
States reverse reopening plans
Several states postpone reopening their economies to the public. The United States recorded 50,000 new cases of Covid-19 and the smart decision was to hold off on opening it all back up again -
Global Covid-19 deaths pass 1 million
The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 worldwide surpasses the 1 million mark, according to The New York Times -
U.S. buys more vaccine
The Trump administration announces it will buy 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine
