COVID-19: A Look Back at the Past Year in America
The coronavirus that spread around the world in 2020 killing nearly 2 million people first appeared in China in late 2019 and was named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2 for short. It gives people a disease named Corona Disease 2019, or COVID-19 for short. 2020 was a "normal" year for just a few short weeks. Then came with reports of a viral outbreak in China that had apparently started in November 2019 and was overwhelming hospitals. Many Americans were quick to point out the problem was confined to China and there were no cases reported in any other countries around the world. Even as the virus spread to other nations many Americans on social media were pointing out the United States had zero cases. Within a matter of days, on January 20, the United States had a confirmed case (officially reported January 21): a 35-year old healthy male non-smoker in Washington state. Still in denial, many people continued to point ...