Coronavirus has fundamentally shifted the way millions across the world are living their lives.
It didn't come to America until 2020, but it was first identified in China in 2019. A timeline of the spread of COVID-19 is below:
COVID-19 Timeline: How novel coronavirus spread over months into an outbreak
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Posted at 6:09 PM, Mar 17, 2020
and last updated 2020-03-17 18:25:23-04
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