It is our mission to keep students updated and knowledgeable about the coronavirus as everything happens
We expect to keep this timeline updated every few days with significant, modern reports and news stories.
April 30th, 2020 - A new drug, called Remdesivir is being tested and hopes are beginning to rise upon its positive results
April 29th, 2020 - France's largest soccer league has become the first in all of Europe to call off its entire season
April 28th, 2020 - US President Trump signs an official order that meat factories will stay open, despite fear from the workers of contracting the virus
April 27th, 2020 - New Zealand begins to reopen and says that they have completely eliminated the virus and its spread
April 26th, 2020 - White House response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announces that Americans should expect restrictions to be in place for several more months
April 25th, 2020 - Certain US States are taking steps to reopen, but most continue their restrictions due to the lack of abundant testing
April 24th, 2020 - WHO announces that care homes could account for up to 50% of European deaths by COVID-19
April 23rd, 2020 - Two house cats in NY test positive, becoming the first pets to contract the virus
April 22nd, 2020 - Officials announce that COVID-19 may have come to the US earlier than March with the discovery of two deaths in CA in February
April 20th, 2020 - Germany begins to reopen shops and other "non-essential" businesses, though social distancing is still in order until the end of April
April 18th, 2020 - Scientists announce that the US is months away from any kind of normalcy and that social distancing is still vital
April 17th, 2020 - Governors in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Idaho are hoping to ease stay-at-home restrictions despite limited testing supplies
April 16th, 2020 - The SAT and ACT announces that they will begin to develop a test that students can take at home
April 15th, 2020 - Scientists in the US are now investigating if COVID-19 came from a laboratory in Wuhan, rather than a market as previously thought.
April 14th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump withholds World Health Organization funds in belief that they are not effectively handling the spread
April 12th, 2020 - Epidemiologists praise states on the West Coast for putting stay-at-home orders into place early, as the number of cases are much less
April 11th, 2020 - The United States surpasses all other countries, and now holds the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19
April 9th, 2020 - Daily death tolls in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania peak, but scientists are saying that the curve is beginning to flatten
April 7th, 2020 - Life in Wuhan, China slowly begins to return to normal as their 73-day lockdown is alleviated
April 5th, 2020 - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hospitalized, becoming the first world leader to be sickened by the novel Coronavirus
April 4th, 2020 - Though the death toll is still climbing, Italy proposes letting those with the right antibodies to fight off the virus return to work
April 2nd. 2020 - The number of confirmed worldwide cases hits 1,000,000
March 31st, 2020 - The CDC suggests using face coverings in public with the new knowledge that almost 25% of cases are "silent" (asymptomatic)
March 30th, 2020 - Over 265 Million Americans are currently being asked to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19
March 28th, 2020 - The CDC issues a domestic travel restriction for the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
March 27th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump signs a $2 Trillion stimulus bill giving financial compensation to temporarily unemployed Americans
March 26th, 2020 - The United States holds the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (80,000+ confirmed & 1,000+ deaths)
March 24th, 2020 - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are postponed until Summer 2021 and India announces a 21-day national lockdown
March 23rd, 2020 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposes a national lockdown
March 21st, 2020 - American companies begin to mass produce medical supplies amid shortages
March 19th, 2020 - The first day since the start of the outbreak that China reported 0 new cases in a single day
March 17th, 2020 - France declares a nationwide lockdown and the EU stops international travel for at least 30 days
March 15th, 2020 - The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends avoidance of gatherings of 50+ people
Marth 13th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump declares a state of national emergency
March 11th, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) label the novel Coronavirus as a pandemic
March 3rd, 2020 - United States officials approve widespread testing as the virus has infected 90,000 people worldwide and killed 3,000
February 29th, 2020 - The United States reports its first death caused by Coronavirus and begins to announce more extensive travel restrictions
February 28th, 2020 - The number of cases in Europe spikes AND Sub-Saharan Africa reports its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria
February 26th, 2020 - The first COVID-19 case in Latin America appears in São Paulo, Brazil
February 24th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump requests $1.25 Billion dollars from Congress for Coronavirus measures
February 23rd, 2020 - Italy sees a massive growth in cases and begins to quarantine its towns
February 19th, 2020 - Two cases of COVID-19 are reported in Iran
February 17th, 2020 - Chinese officials draft legislation to prevent consumption of wildlife, which is the probable cause of the outbreak
February 14th, 2020 - The first European death by COVID-19 is reported in France
February 11th, 2020 - The disease is named COVID-19
February 2nd, 2020 - The first death caused by Coronavirus outside of China occurs in the Philippines
January 31st, 2020 - US President Donald Trump declares that all travel to and from China is cut off
January 30th, 2020 - The WHO declares a global health emergency
January 21st, 2020 - The first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the United States appears in Washington State
January 20th, 2020 - The first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in other parts of the world are documented (Japan, South Korea, & Thailand)
January 11th, 2020 - China reports its first death due to Coronavirus
December 31, 2019 - Healthcare facilities in Wuhan, China discover a new virus that infected dozens of people across Asia
April 30th, 2020 - A new drug, called Remdesivir is being tested and hopes are beginning to rise upon its positive results
April 29th, 2020 - France's largest soccer league has become the first in all of Europe to call off its entire season
April 28th, 2020 - US President Trump signs an official order that meat factories will stay open, despite fear from the workers of contracting the virus
April 27th, 2020 - New Zealand begins to reopen and says that they have completely eliminated the virus and its spread
April 26th, 2020 - White House response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx announces that Americans should expect restrictions to be in place for several more months
April 25th, 2020 - Certain US States are taking steps to reopen, but most continue their restrictions due to the lack of abundant testing
April 24th, 2020 - WHO announces that care homes could account for up to 50% of European deaths by COVID-19
April 23rd, 2020 - Two house cats in NY test positive, becoming the first pets to contract the virus
April 22nd, 2020 - Officials announce that COVID-19 may have come to the US earlier than March with the discovery of two deaths in CA in February
April 20th, 2020 - Germany begins to reopen shops and other "non-essential" businesses, though social distancing is still in order until the end of April
April 18th, 2020 - Scientists announce that the US is months away from any kind of normalcy and that social distancing is still vital
April 17th, 2020 - Governors in Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Idaho are hoping to ease stay-at-home restrictions despite limited testing supplies
April 16th, 2020 - The SAT and ACT announces that they will begin to develop a test that students can take at home
April 15th, 2020 - Scientists in the US are now investigating if COVID-19 came from a laboratory in Wuhan, rather than a market as previously thought.
April 14th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump withholds World Health Organization funds in belief that they are not effectively handling the spread
April 12th, 2020 - Epidemiologists praise states on the West Coast for putting stay-at-home orders into place early, as the number of cases are much less
April 11th, 2020 - The United States surpasses all other countries, and now holds the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19
April 9th, 2020 - Daily death tolls in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania peak, but scientists are saying that the curve is beginning to flatten
April 7th, 2020 - Life in Wuhan, China slowly begins to return to normal as their 73-day lockdown is alleviated
April 5th, 2020 - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hospitalized, becoming the first world leader to be sickened by the novel Coronavirus
April 4th, 2020 - Though the death toll is still climbing, Italy proposes letting those with the right antibodies to fight off the virus return to work
April 2nd. 2020 - The number of confirmed worldwide cases hits 1,000,000
March 31st, 2020 - The CDC suggests using face coverings in public with the new knowledge that almost 25% of cases are "silent" (asymptomatic)
March 30th, 2020 - Over 265 Million Americans are currently being asked to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19
March 28th, 2020 - The CDC issues a domestic travel restriction for the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
March 27th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump signs a $2 Trillion stimulus bill giving financial compensation to temporarily unemployed Americans
March 26th, 2020 - The United States holds the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (80,000+ confirmed & 1,000+ deaths)
March 24th, 2020 - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are postponed until Summer 2021 and India announces a 21-day national lockdown
March 23rd, 2020 - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposes a national lockdown
March 21st, 2020 - American companies begin to mass produce medical supplies amid shortages
March 19th, 2020 - The first day since the start of the outbreak that China reported 0 new cases in a single day
March 17th, 2020 - France declares a nationwide lockdown and the EU stops international travel for at least 30 days
March 15th, 2020 - The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends avoidance of gatherings of 50+ people
Marth 13th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump declares a state of national emergency
March 11th, 2020 - The World Health Organization (WHO) label the novel Coronavirus as a pandemic
March 3rd, 2020 - United States officials approve widespread testing as the virus has infected 90,000 people worldwide and killed 3,000
February 29th, 2020 - The United States reports its first death caused by Coronavirus and begins to announce more extensive travel restrictions
February 28th, 2020 - The number of cases in Europe spikes AND Sub-Saharan Africa reports its first COVID-19 case in Nigeria
February 26th, 2020 - The first COVID-19 case in Latin America appears in São Paulo, Brazil
February 24th, 2020 - US President Donald Trump requests $1.25 Billion dollars from Congress for Coronavirus measures
February 23rd, 2020 - Italy sees a massive growth in cases and begins to quarantine its towns
February 19th, 2020 - Two cases of COVID-19 are reported in Iran
February 17th, 2020 - Chinese officials draft legislation to prevent consumption of wildlife, which is the probable cause of the outbreak
February 14th, 2020 - The first European death by COVID-19 is reported in France
February 11th, 2020 - The disease is named COVID-19
February 2nd, 2020 - The first death caused by Coronavirus outside of China occurs in the Philippines
January 31st, 2020 - US President Donald Trump declares that all travel to and from China is cut off
January 30th, 2020 - The WHO declares a global health emergency
January 21st, 2020 - The first confirmed case of Coronavirus in the United States appears in Washington State
January 20th, 2020 - The first confirmed cases of Coronavirus in other parts of the world are documented (Japan, South Korea, & Thailand)
January 11th, 2020 - China reports its first death due to Coronavirus
December 31, 2019 - Healthcare facilities in Wuhan, China discover a new virus that infected dozens of people across Asia