The 2020 COVID-19 Timeline: Courtesy of MSNBC
June 1
Russia recorded more than 400,000 total coronavirus infections — with only Brazil and the U.S. recording more — as the epidemic grew in regions outside of Moscow.
June 1
China said the United States was "addicted to quitting" following a U.S. decision to leave the World Health Organization and added that the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism.
June 1
South Africa began lifting some coronavirus lockdown restrictions as people were allowed to leave home for work, worship or shopping. Schools were due to open, but remained closed following a reversal from the Education Ministry.
June 1
India's cases of coronavirus surpassed 190,000, overtaking France to become seventh highest in the world, as the government eased back on most restrictions after a two-month-long lockdown that left millions without work.
June 1
Coronavirus restrictions were eased in many countries from Asia to Europe, even as U.S. protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks.
June 1
Gilead Sciences Inc. said its antiviral drug remdesivir showed improvement in patients with moderate COVID-19 in a late-stage study.
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June 1
Eli Lilly started the first COVID-19 antibody treatment trials in humans. The treatment uses what are known as monoclonal antibodies made from people who were sick with the coronavirus. They are meant to work as natural antibodies do in the body by blocking the virus.
June 1
Spain reported no deaths in a 24-hour period from the new coronavirus for the first time since March.
June 1
The Congressional Budget Office said that the U.S. economy could be $15.7 trillion smaller over the next decade than it otherwise would have been if Congress does not mitigate the economic damage from the coronavirus.
June 2 As mass protests continued across the U.S., a meta-analysis published in The Lancet found that social distancing is the most effective way to slow the spread of the coronavirus — more so than face coverings and eye protection. Read more Demonstrators sit in an intersection during a protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 30, 2020, over the death of George Floyd. Mark J. Terrill / AP
June 2
Wuhan registered no new asymptomatic infections for the first time following tests of more than 60,000 people, according to the city's municipal health commission.
June 2
Confirmed coronavirus infections passed the 150,000 mark on the African continent, according to the World Health Organization. The continent’s worst affected nation was South Africa, with 35,000 cases.
June 2
A report from Public Health England found that black and Asian ethnic minorities in England are up to twice as likely to die after contracting COVID-19 than white British people. People of Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Caribbean ethnicity were at between 10 percent to 50 percent higher risk of death, the report said.
June 2
Many British lawmakers returned to parliament after the government put an end to arrangements — in place since April — that allowed them to debate and vote in a "virtual" parliament.
June 2 Reporting by The Associated Press found that China delayed releasing the genetic map, or genome, of the coronavirus for more than a week after three different government labs had fully decoded the information. The AP found considerable frustration among WHO officials over not getting the information they needed early on in the outbreak to fight the spread of the deadly virus. Read more Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta / Pool via Reuters file
June 2
As access to COVID-19 tests ramped up in many areas across the country, some testing sites, from California to Florida, temporarily suspended operations because of violence and protests in recent days.
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June 2
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said in a blog post on the agency’s site that warmer weather is unlikely to slow or stop the spread of coronavirus.
June 2
The Senate voted 51-40 to confirm Brian Miller, President Trump's pick to be the special inspector general for pandemic recovery. Miller, who had been working for Trump in the White House Counsel's office, was opposed by most Senate Democrats.
June 2 President Trump said that he will be seeking another state to host the Republican National Convention because the North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper refused to guarantee that coronavirus restrictions wouldn’t affect the party’s nominating convention. Read more Had long planned to have the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, a place I love. Now, @NC_Governor Roy Cooper and his representatives refuse to guarantee that we can have use of the Spectrum Arena - Spend millions of dollars, have everybody arrive, and... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2020
June 3
The municipal government in Mudanjiang, a city in Heilongjiang province in northeast China, said it will carry out nucleic acid testing of all of the city's 2.5 million residents. This came after Wuhan, the original center of the pandemic, finished mass testing of its population.
June 3
An elderly Rohingya man has become the first person to die from COVID-19 in the refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency. The death raised fears of a serious outbreak in refugee camps that house over a million Rohingya, a mostly Muslim ethnic minority group that were forced to flee a brutal military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar.
June 3
Italy reopened its airports after two months of strict lockdown, allowing Italians to move freely between regions.
June 3
COVID-19 patients were among 100,000 people evacuated from low-lying areas as a powerful cyclone hit the west-coast Indian states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
June 3
Spain’s tourism ministry said it is working on plans to gradually open its borders to tourists from countries deemed more secure in the fight against the coronavirus, possibly starting from June 22.
June 3
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced that the country will lift a travel ban for European Union member states, other Schengen countries and the U.K. starting June 15.
June 3
The Department of Transportation said in a statement that it plans to ban Chinese carriers from flying passengers to the U.S, after Beijing declined to increase the number of flights it allows to the United States.
June 3
The Director-General of the World Health Organization said in a news briefing that the spread of COVID-19 is still escalating globally, with more than 100,000 cases reported for each of the past five days, but new cases in Europe continue to decline.
June 3
Organizers of the country’s largest annual technology trade show, CES, said the convention is still on track to be held in Las Vegas in January. The group said it will expand its selection of livestreamed CES content and roll out new cleaning and social distancing practices.
June 3
Two Yomuiri Giants players tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the famed Japanese baseball team to cancel a preseason game.
June 3
New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found that hydroxychloroquine was no better than a placebo at preventing symptoms of COVID-19 among people exposed to the virus.
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June 3
An autopsy found that George Floyd, who died during an arrest in Minneapolis on May 25, had coronavirus.
June 3
The GOP-controlled Senate unanimously passed a bill that seeks to fix the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides direct relief to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
June 4
Spain’s tourism minister Reyes Maroto announced that the country's land borders with neighbors France and Portugal will be reopened June 22.
June 4
Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, was suspended after a lawmaker confirmed he had tested positive for the coronavirus. All 120 lawmakers and Knesset staff were told to stay at home.
June 4
Authorities in Norway turned down applications to hold rallies in the country’s three largest cities in support of protesters in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, citing the coronavirus restrictions on gatherings.
June 4
New figures from the Department of Labor showed that around 1.8 million Americans filed for first-time jobless benefits last week, hinting that the worst could be over for the labor market.
June 4
Iran reported over 3,000 new cases of coronavirus in each of the past two days, raising fears about a second spike.
June 4
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it would contribute $1.6 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, an organization that helps provide vaccines to developing countries.
June 4
Several U.S. states across the South appeared to be grappling with upticks in infections, as Alabama, South Carolina and Virginia saw new cases climb 35 percent or more in the week that ended May 31 compared with the previous week.
June 4
The NBA approved a plan to restart the season with abbreviated competition of just 22 teams — tentatively set to begin July 31 with all games played near Orlando, Florida.
June 4
The medical journal The Lancet on Thursday retracted a large study on the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 because of potential flaws in the research data. The study, published two weeks ago, found no benefit to the drug — and suggested its use may even increase the risk of death.
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June 4
The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) issued $545 million in its first payments to farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
June 4
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz urged protesters to get tested for COVID-19.
June 4
The U.K. government announced that face coverings will be mandatory for all passengers using public transit in England from June 15.
June 4
Brazil reported 1,473 new deaths from COVID-19 — the highest daily number to date — as the country's death toll reached 34,000, surpassing Italy to become the third highest in the world.
June 4
A Tennessee judge ruled that all eligible voters in the state could apply for a mail-in ballot because of dangers posed by the coronavirus.
June 5
Friday prayers at mosques in countries across the Middle East were permitted, after restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus were lifted.
June 5
Israel was forced to close 87 schools and kindergartens, shortly after reopening, after 300 staff and students tested positive for the coronavirus.
June 5
The Paris police banned two rallies meant to take place over the weekend outside the U.S. Embassy, citing restrictions on large gatherings in place to stop the coronavirus pandemic.
June 5
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released new figures showing that the U.S. economy gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent, down from 14.7 percent in April. Black unemployment rose to 16.8 percent, up slightly from 16.7 last month, white unemployment came in at 12.4 percent, down from 14.9 percent.
June 5
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed executive orders to reopen more regions of the state. The executive orders state that much of northern Michigan and all of the state's Upper Peninsula can reopen salons, movie theaters and gyms starting on June 10.
June 5
Florida's health department announced 1,305 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 61,488.
June 5
A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that people are engaging in extremely dangerous behaviors — including gargling with bleach — in an effort to prevent COVID-19.
June 5
The World Health Organization broadened its recommendations for the use of masks during the coronavirus pandemic and said it is now advising that in areas where the virus is spreading, people should wear fabric masks when social distancing is not possible, such as on public transportation and in shops.
June 5
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that a PGA Tour event, the Memorial Tournament, is slated to be held next month in Ohio with fans in attendance. The golf tournament is scheduled for July 16 to 19 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin.
June 5
Vietnam’s top domestic soccer league returned with spectators. More than 1,000 fans attended the V-League game at Hai Phong.
June 6
South Korea’s Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said a new cluster of cases in the country were linked to door-to-door sellers. South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 51 new cases of COVID-19, as authorities worked to stem transmissions among low-income workers who can’t afford to stay home.
June 6
India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit country by the pandemic after another record-breaking daily spike in confirmed infections. The Indian Health Ministry reported 9,887 new cases, bringing the total to 236,657.
June 6
Organizers of a black lives matter solidarity protest in Hong Kong, planned for June 7, cancelled the event amid fears that other groups may use it to "push their own agenda" and worries over breaching social distancing rules in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
June 6
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said a wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections, but he insisted the country had no option but to keep its economy open despite warnings of a second wave of the epidemic.
June 6
Greta Thunberg helped to launch a crowdfunding campaign to buy medical supplies and provide telemedicine services to residents in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, where a lack of robust health services has made the coronavirus outbreak particularly devastating.
June 6
Beijing's municipal government lowered its emergency response level to the second-lowest as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic. Beijing reported no new cases of local transmission in at least 50 days, and as many as 90 days in some districts.
June 6
Iraq recorded 1,252 new cases of COVID-19, its highest daily total yet, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
June 6
North Carolina reported 1,370 new cases of coronavirus — the third straight day the state has set a record for new cases.
June 6
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surpassed 110,000.
June 6
Brazil removed months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic from public view, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest outbreak. Brazil’s Health Ministry also stopped giving a total count of confirmed cases, which shot past 672,000 — more than anywhere outside the U.S. — or a total death toll, which passed Italy and was nearing 36,000.
June 6
Florida reported more than 1,000 confirmed cases, the fourth straight day of cases hitting that threshold as the state continues with its reopening plan.
June 7
Chinese officials released a lengthy report on the nation’s response to the pandemic, which defended the government’s actions and said that the country had provided information in a timely and transparent manner.
June 7
South Korea recorded more than 50 new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, as authorities continued to work to suppress a spike in fresh infections in the Seoul metropolitan area.
June 7
India’s Ministry of Health reported 9,971 new virus cases in another biggest single-day spike, a day before it prepares to reopen shopping malls, hotels and religious places after a 10-week lockdown.
June 7
The 2022 soccer World Cup will go on as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, officials from the host country Qatar announced.
June 7
The global coronavirus death toll surpassed 400,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than a quarter of these were in the U.S.
June 8
New Zealand declared itself free of the coronavirus, with the last remaining patient being "symptom free for 48 hours." The country last reported a new case 17 days ago, and had only 1,154 confirmed cases to date.
June 8 New York City began the first phase of reopening after nearly three months of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Read more New York Governor Andrew Cuomo exits a subway station after riding in Manhattan on June 8, 2020. Mike Segar / Reuters
June 8
Countries across Europe continued to ease their coronavirus lockdowns, with Ireland, Belgium, Denmark and Spain all relaxing their rules.
June 8
A new modelling study of lockdown impacts in 11 nations by researchers at Imperial College London found that wide-scale lockdowns, including shop and school closures, reduced COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe enough to control its spread and may have averted more than three million deaths.
June 8 The National Bureau of Economic Research found that the U.S. was officially in a recession in February, bringing an end to a historic 128 months of economic growth. Read more Cindy Ord / Getty Images file
June 8
The WHO said new coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever on June 7, as more than 136,000 new cases were reported worldwide. The agency said the pandemic had yet to peak in central America and urged countries to press on with efforts to contain the virus.
June 8
Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced that various lockdown measures would be cancelled, despite Moscow’s daily new case count remaining consistent at around 2,000 a day for the past month.
June 9
The Paris prosecutor's office said it would open an official preliminary investigation into the management of the coronavirus pandemic in France.
June 9
Officials announced that Paris's Eiffel Tower will reopen to the public on June 25.
June 9
A WHO expert clarified that the coronavirus can be spread by people who show no symptoms, a day after sparking widespread confusion by saying that such asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 was "very rare."
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June 9
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy lifted his stay-at-home order as the state continued to make progress in its fight against the coronavirus.
June 9
Best Buy announced that more than 800 store locations will reopen to shoppers beginning June 15 under strict social distancing guidelines that will limit the number of people in stores.
June 9
AMC Theaters, the largest theater chain in the U.S., said it planned to reopen all its locations in July.
June 10
A number of families of victims of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Italian region of Bergamo, one of the hardest hit during the epidemic, filed complaints with the local prosecutor. The complaints concern issues including the lack of information provided around infection risk in the early stages of the pandemic, the lack of PPE available in healthcare facilities and the lack of medicine for managing COVID-19 symptoms at home.
June 10
Brazil restored detailed COVID-19 data to its official national website following controversy over the removal of cumulative totals and a ruling by a Supreme Court justice that the full set of information be reinstated.
June 10
Germany extended its travel warning for non-European countries until the end of August but ministers said they intend to lift border controls to all its neighbours by mid-June.
June 10
The virus crisis triggered the most severe recession in nearly a century, and is causing enormous damage to people’s health, jobs and well-being, according to an analysis of global economic data by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
June 10
Public beaches reopened in Miami Beach, Florida, after a 12-week closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
June 10
Starbucks announced that it lost as much as $3.2 billion in revenue because of the coronavirus pandemic.
June 10
Texas experienced a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, setting a new record for three consecutive days. The state reported 2,153 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Wednesday, 2,056 on Tuesday and 1,935 on Monday. All of those totals topped the earlier record of 1,888 hospitalizations set on May 5.
June 10
Utah gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman said he tested positive for COVID-19.
June 10
Disney announced a phased reopening plan for its California parks and resorts. Downtown Disney District will begin reopening on July 9, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will reopen by July 17 and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel plan to reopen on July 23.
June 10
California music festival Coachella and its smaller sibling Stagecoach were officially canceled.
June 10
The Iowa State Fair, an annual slice of Americana summer since before the Civil War, was canceled because of ongoing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.
June 10
Hawaii Gov. David Ige extended the state's 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving from out of state through the end of July.
June 10
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. surpassed 2 million.
June 10
A former member of the U.K. government's scientific advisory group said Britain's death toll from COVID-19 could have been halved if lockdown had been introduced a week earlier.
June 10
Australian football resumed play in an empty stadium after the season was put on hold in mid-March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
June 10
Coronavirus deaths in Latin America surpassed 70,000.
June 11
New information released by Moscow officials added more than 5,000 deaths from COVID-19 in May, despite official nation-wide statistics showing just over 6,000 have died since the start of the outbreak in mid-March.
June 11
Moderna confirmed that it plans to start a trial of 30,000 volunteers of its much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine in July as the company enters the final stage of testing.
June 11
The Defense Department's largest biomedical lab, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland, selected a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate for additional research as well as two backup vaccine candidates.
June 11 Data released Thursday by the Department of Labor showed that more than 1.5 million people filed for unemployment for the first time last week. The claims came slightly below economists' expectations of 1.6 million first-time jobless claims and was a third of the peak of claims from early April. Read more Anthony Behar / Sipa USA via AP
June 11
Nashville delayed its next reopening phase as the city saw a slight increase in new COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, Mayor John Cooper said.
June 11
Reports showed that coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the states, as many places roll back lockdowns.
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June 11 U.S. stocks dropped sharply as investors weighed sobering economic forecasts and new data, along with indications that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from subsiding. Read more Johannes Eisele / AFP - Getty Images
June 11
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order that removed many restrictions in Georgia starting June 16, including allowing restaurants and movie theaters to no longer enforce maximums on the number of people who can sit together.
June 16
A common steroid drug called dexamethasone that has been used for decades to treat conditions from altitude sickness to eye inflammation was shown to reduce deaths by a third in the sickest patients in the hospital with COVID-19, researchers at the University of Oxford found. This was the first time, the researchers said, that a drug was shown to have an effect on death rates of the virus.
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June 17
The World Health Organization announced that it will update its clinical guidance for COVID-19 following the University of Oxford's announcement of results from a trial on the steroid dexamethasone. WHO officials stressed, however, that the drug should only be used in severe cases under close clinical supervision.
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June 17
The president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, was hospitalized for pneumonia after revealing the previous day that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19.
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June 17
The World Health Organization halted research on whether hydroxychloroquine could be an effective treatment for COVID-19. Multiple studies had shown that the drug, an anti-malarial medicine also used to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, had no impact on the coronavirus.
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June 25
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott paused reopening the state after Texas recorded the most daily deaths since May 20 and hospitals were inundated with “an explosion” of COVID-19 cases.
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June 26
The governors of Florida and Texas closed down bars to slow down the spread of the coronavirus that was rampaging at record levels through their states.
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June 28
Global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 and the number of confirmed cases worldwide topped 10 million.
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June 28
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered seven counties, including Los Angeles, to shutter bars as coronavirus cases surged in the state.
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June 29
Gilead Sciences, the maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients said it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.The price for remdesivir would be $3,120 for patients with private insurance.
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June 30
The European Union barred most travelers from the United States because the coronavirus is still too prevalent in the country. The E.U.’s 27 members drew up a list of countries whose virus levels are deemed low enough to allow people from those places to travel into the bloc, which has been mostly sealed off since March.
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July 3
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 11 million.
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July 5
Florida surpassed 200,000 confirmed coronavirus cases as the state reported more than 10,000 new positives for four straight days.
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July 7
The WHO acknowledged "emerging evidence" of the airborne spread of the coronavirus, after a group of scientists wrote a letter urging the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease is spread.
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July 7
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he tested positive for the coronavirus. Bolsonaro spent months downplaying the severity of the disease, even as Brazil recorded more than 1.6 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, second only to the United States, and more than 65,000 deaths.
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July 7
The United States officially notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. The withdrawal is expected to take effect July 6, 2021.
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July 7
The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed three million.
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July 10
U.S. recorded more than 70,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time.
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July 23
The U.S. counted its four millionth Covid-19 case.
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July 24
CDC: One-third of COVID-19 patients who weren’t hospitalized have long-term illness.
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July 28
The U.S. counted its 150,000th reported Covid-19 death.
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August 3
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. needs to get daily cases down to 10,000 before fall.
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August 3
The WHO warned there may never be a 'silver bullet' for Covid-19.
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August 8
The U.S. reached five million Covid-19 cases.
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August 11
The world crossed the 20 million case mark.
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August 14
The CDC suggested recovered COVID-19 patients have protection for 3 months.
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August 28
COVID-19 reinfection reported in Nevada patient, researchers said.
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August 30
The U.S. recorded its six millionth Covid-19 case.
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Sept. 10
The CDC released a report linking dining out to increased COVID-19 risk.
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Sept. 18
The world crosses the 30 million Covid-19 case mark.
Sept. 19
The U.S. counted its 200,000th Covid-19 death.
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Sept. 24
The U.S. crosses the seven million case mark.
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Sept. 29
One million dead of Covid-19 worldwide.
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Oct. 2
President Trump announced that he tested positive for Covid-19.
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Oct. 15
The U.S. reached eight million Covid-19 cases.
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Oct. 20
The world crossed the 40 million case mark.
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Oct. 21
The CDC changed guidance on close contacts, emphasizing the importance of wearing masks.
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Oct. 29
Nine million Covid-19 cases counted in the U.S.
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Nov. 4
U.S. tallied 100,000 new cases in a day for the first time.
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Nov. 8
The U.S. topped 10 million coronavirus cases.
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Nov. 9
Fifty million Covid-19 cases recorded worldwide.
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Nov. 15
Eleven million Covid-19 cases counted in the U.S.
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Nov. 16
Moderna announced its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, said it’s 94.5 percent effective.
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Nov. 17
The FDA authorized the first at-home Covid-19 test that gives users results quickly
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Nov. 18
Pfizer announced its leading coronavirus vaccine candidate would be submitted for FDA approval “within days.”
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Nov. 18
The U.S. counted its 250,000th Covid-19 death.
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Nov. 19
The CDC warned Americans not to travel on Thanksgiving.
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Nov. 20
Donald Trump Jr. tested positive for Covid-19.
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Nov. 21
12 million cases of Covid-19 counted in the U.S.
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Nov. 23
AstraZeneca announced its coronavirus vaccine can be around 90 percent effective.
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Nov. 27
The U.S. crossed the 13 million case mark, its fourth million-milestone of November.
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Dec. 1
Moderna said it would submit its vaccine to the FDA for approval.
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Dec. 1
Florida becomes third state to pass 1 million Covid-19 cases.
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Dec. 2
The United Kingdom became the first country to formally approve the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
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Dec. 2
CDC shortened quarantine period to 10 days with no symptoms, 7 days if the person tests negative and has no symptoms.
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Dec. 3
The U.S. counted its 14 millionth Covid-19 case.
Dec. 5
Demand for Covid testing in the U.S. threatened to overwhelm the country’s capacity.
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Dec. 6
President Trump announced his lawyer Rudy Giuliani has Covid-19.
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Dec. 8
The U.S. counted its 15 millionth Covid-19 case.
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Dec. 8
Britain’s Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first person in the world to receive a clinically approved vaccine.
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Dec. 9
The United Arab Emirates became the first nation to give approval to China's vaccine.
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Dec. 9
The U.S. reported a record 3,103 Covid deaths, its first tally of more than 3,000 in a day.
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Dec. 11
The FDA authorized Pfizer's Covid vaccine for emergency use.
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Dec. 14
The vaccine rollout began across the United States.
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Dec. 14
The U.S. surpassed 300,000 Covid-19 deaths.
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Dec. 16
FDA authorized first at-home, over-the-counter Covid test
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Dec. 18
FDA authorized Moderna vaccine.
Dec. 20
The Moderna vaccine began distribution.
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Dec. 23
U.S. unlikely to meet its goal of 20M vaccinated in 2020.
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Dec. 27
Europe began its vaccination campaign.
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Jan. 1 December counted 77,124 deaths in the U.S., the most of any month of the pandemic so far. Its 6,427,955 cases made it the most infectious month as well. If you are still reading, still absorbed, still here...there is a reason that people are fearful, angry, and confused. Nothing about this virus has been fair or equitable. As we journey into 2021 I am holding the intention close to my heart that when we have headlines to look back on next year, they will be hopeful. They will be inspiring. They will continue to motivate conversations and change. Hang in there. People are good, people.
Prepare, don't panic,
-Allison
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