COVID-19 timeline: How the pandemic unfolded over 1 year
By Stephanie Weaver article
A digital sign directs people to the drive-through coronavirus testing area which began on the main campus of Stony Brook University on March 18, 2020.
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LOS ANGELES - 2020 turned the world upside down with a worldwide pandemic. The challenging months brought death, sickness, disruption and scientific exploration to the forefront of our lives, and many call it both the shortest and the longest year in history and one that will certainly not be forgotten.
December 2019
U.S. Deaths - 0
On Dec. 30, 2019 only two days before the new year an email alert was issued regarding an undiagnosed pneumonia in the Hubei province of China.