The Brief and The Still Developing History of COVID-19

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 virus was officially a pandemic after spreading through nearly 120 countries in three months and infecting over 118,000 people. And that was just the beginning.

COVID-19 is caused by a new coronavirus strain not previously found in people. Symptoms include respiratory problems, fever and cough, and can lead to pneumonia and death. Like SARS, it’s spread through droplets from sneezes.

The first reported case in China appeared November 17, 2019 but went unrecognized. Eight more cases appeared in December with researchers pointing to an unknown virus. Many learned about COVID-19 when ophthalmologist Dr. Li Wenliang defied government orders and released safety information to other doctors. The following day, China informed WHO and charged Li with a crime. Li died from COVID-19 just over a month later.

With no vaccine available, the virus spread beyond China to nearly every corner of the earth. By December 2020, it had infected more than 75 million people and led to more than 1.6 million deaths worldwide. The number of new cases was growing faster than ever, with more than 500,000 reported each day on average.  By late August 2021, the Delta variant accounted for an estimated 86% of cases in the U.S.

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