February: An Unwelcomed, Novel Virus

In the beginning of 2020, many of us in the United States watched the news of China battling a new, novel virus. Many of us thought, “At least it’s there, and not here.” Many of us look back and laugh at how naive we were. 

After being discovered in China, coronavirus (also known as COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly throughout the world and was especially devastating in Italy, Spain, and the United States. In March, a majority of the U.S. officially entered a lockdown that lasted over three months. Today, hundreds of thousands of people have died from the virus or complications due to being sick, and millions more have been infected. Countries like Australia and New Zealand are beginning to lift restrictions and return to pre-COVID normalcy. The United States still has a long way to go.