Late in the evening on March 10, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the first cases of coronavirus in Michigan. In the days that followed, the state was on alert as the disease COVID-19 took hold.
A two-week shutdown became a month, then three months, then six months. Now, one year later, all of our lives look very different. Masks are commonplace, many of us still work from home, and students continue to learn remotely. Weddings and trips were postponed or cancelled. Lives were put on hold, and worse. More than 16,000 Michiganders have died of COVID-19. Over 650,000 have tested positive.
Here is a month-by-month breakdown of Michigan Radio s coverage since that fateful March day.
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There was no shortage of news in 2020. It felt like major stories were breaking daily, not only across the globe, but right here in Michigan. Narrowing down all of those major stories to a list of 10 was no easy task. But here are some of the biggest stories that came out of Michigan this year that you may have missed.
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For Dr. Luda Khait-Vlisides, an ER doctor at DMC Sinai-Grace in Detroit, this moment is a big deal.
“Holy sh , this is actually going to happen! And I am so excited about it,” said Khait-Vlisides last week, as the country awaited the distribution of the first COVID-19 vaccines. Hospital workers on general medical floors, emergency departments, and ICU units are the first in line.
“My husband and I have been talking about this for (a) very, very long (time). He s also in health care, she said. We’re just excited to be able to protect ourselves, our children, and hopefully, try to protect our community.”
For Dr. Luda Khait-Vlisides, an ER doctor at DMC Sinai-Grace in Detroit, this moment is a big deal.
“Holy sh , this is actually going to happen! And I am so excited about it,” said Khait-Vlisides last week, as the country awaited the distribution of the first COVID-19 vaccines. Hospital workers on general medical floors, emergency departments, and ICU units are the first in line.
“My husband and I have been talking about this for (a) very, very long (time). He s also in health care, she said. We’re just excited to be able to protect ourselves, our children, and hopefully, try to protect our community.”