COVID-19

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. It can be very contagious and spreads quickly.

May 2, 2023

The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.

Feb 28, 2023

The FBI publicly confirmed that they believed COVID-19 originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.

Oct 11, 2022

Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 19, 2022

Joe Biden said that the COVID-19 pandemic was over in the country.

Apr 14, 2022

The FDA authorized the first breathalyzer test that detects COVID-19.

Apr 12, 2022

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for hosting a party during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Mar 23, 2022

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced they would relax their COVID mandates for some of the workforce.

Mar 2, 2022

US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against COVID-19, following guidance released by the CDC.

Jan 12, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hosting an illegal party during the first COVID-19 lockdown.

May 7, 2021

The World Health Organization approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.

Apr 17, 2021

Johns Hopkins University announced that the number of people who died worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic had reached three million.

Feb 10, 2021

The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feb 3, 2021

The UK hit a milestone after giving 10 million people a COVID-19 vaccination.

Dec 11, 2020

The US FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.

Dec 2, 2020

The United Kingdom became the first country to legalize the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.

Sep 22, 2020

The COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000 in the US.

May 3, 2020

Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.

Apr 30, 2020

The Queen knighted British Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday.

Apr 23, 2020

President Donald Trump suggested a dangerous theory that injecting disinfectant could cure the Coronavirus.

Apr 20, 2020

The price of a barrel of crude oil dipped below zero.

Apr 6, 2020

The first known animal contracted COVID-19.

Apr 5, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.

Apr 2, 2020

COVID-19 claimed the life of comedian Eddie Large from 'Little and Large.'

Apr 1, 2020

Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs.

Mar 12, 2020

The US announced the suspension of travel from almost all EU nations due to COVID-19.

Mar 11, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the spread of COVID-19 was now at a Pandemic stage.

Mar 11, 2020

The United States suspended travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 7, 2020

A COVID-19 quarantine hotel collapsed in China, leaving 70 people trapped.

Feb 23, 2020

China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.

Feb 6, 2020

The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.

Jan 30, 2020

Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Jan 22, 2020

One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Nov 17, 2019

A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.