The shutdowns started in march of 2020
March 15, 2020
States begin to implement shutdowns in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The New York City public school system— the largest school system in the U.S., with 1.1 million students— shuts down,
while Ohio calls for restaurants and bars to close.
March 19, 2020
CDC asks healthy people to donate blood if they are able amid a national shortage of blood during the COVID-19 pandemic.
California governor Gavin Newsom issues a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of COVID-19 instructing residents to only leave their homes when necessary and shutting down all but essential businesses.
March 27, 2020
The Trump Administration signs the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The act includes funding for $1,200 per adult (with expanded payments for families with children), expanded unemployment benefits,
forgivable small business loans, loans to major industries and corporations, and expanded funding to state and local governments in response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.
May 12, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), testifies before the U.S. Senate that experts believe more people have died from COVID-19 than have been officially reported and warns
against “re-opening” too quickly.
June 8, 2020
The World Bank states that the COVID-19 pandemic will plunge the global economy into the worst recession since World War II.
https://www.cdc.gov/museum/timeline/...f%20COVID%2D19.
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