12.18.19
The House impeaches Trump
12.31.19
First reports from China of a pneumonia of unknown cause to the WHO
01.11.20
First death in China
01.14.20
The WHO says investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
01.17.20
CDC begins screening travelers for symptoms of coronavirus from Wuhan to the United States
01.20.20
First known case in the U.S.
01.21.20
Fauci said this is not something we need to worry about
01.22.20
Trump says we have it under control
01.23.20
The Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. personnel and their family members from Wuhan
01.30.20
The WHO declares a global health emergency
01.31.20
Trump Declares the coronavirus a Public Health Emergency and restricts travel from China that will go into effect 02.02.20
The WHO says travel restrictions can cause more harm than good.
Forbes publishes an article saying, “Hopefully the travel bans, which are not science based nor rational, will be quickly retracted. They may well worsen the toll of this outbreak.”
02.02.20
CDC issues Do Not Travel to China Advisory
02.05.20
Trump was acquitted by the Senate of impeachment
02.11.20
The WHO names the new Coronavirus, COVID-19
02.12.20
Dow reaches its record high of 29,551.42.
02.14.20
Fauci says face masks do not need to be worn for protection from the coronavirus
02.20.20
Stock Market Crash begins
02.24.20
Pelosi says please come visit and enjoy Chinatown
02.25.20
New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
02.28.20
Trump alleges Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, calling it “their new hoax.”
02.29.20
First reported death in the U.S. with 60 known cases
White House Coronavirus Task Force created
Fauci says there’s no need to change anything we’re doing at this time
03.02.20
De Blasio encourages New Yorkers to go on with your lives and get out on the town despite coronavirus
Coumo says, “This isn't our first rodeo, we are fully coordinated, fully mobilized, and fully prepared to deal with this situation as it develops. So, when you're saying what happened in other countries vs. what happened here, we don't even think it's going to be as bad as it was in other countries.”
03.04.20
Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta say we should be more concerned with the flu at this time
03.07.20
Coumo declares a state of emergency in New York
03.09.20
The Dow fell 2,013.76 points, (7.79%) to 23,851.02, down 19.3% from the record high
Trump says the risk to the average American is low
03.11.20
First known case in Mississippi
03.12.20
Trump enacts travel restrictions on 26 European countries, there were 1,630 cases in the U.S. with 41 deaths
Biden says, “This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia – hysterical xenophobia – and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.”
Dow falls 9.99% to 21,200.62
03.15.20
CDC says to Cancel community-wide mass gatherings (for example, >250 people) and gatherings of more than 10 people for organizations that serve higher risk populations
03.16.20
Trump Announces New Social Distancing Guidelines to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus
Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team issues a report that approximately 2,200,00 could die in the U.S. with no control measures
03.17.20
West Virginia last state to have a case
03.19.20
The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19
First death in Mississippi
CARES Act introduced in the Senate
03.25.20
CARES Act approved in the Senate, $2.2 trillion
03.27.20
CARES Act signed, $2.2 trillion
03.29.20
In an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”, Fauci said that even with mitigation efforts that have been put into effect, 100,000 to 200,000 Americans could die from the disease.
03.31.20
Cuomo said health and government officials underestimated this virus. "It's more powerful, it's more dangerous than we expected”
04.01.20
Mississippi breaks 1,000 cases
04.03.20
CDC recommends Americans consider wearing Cloth Face Coverings In public
Tate Reeves issues Mississippi Stay at Home Order
Biden’s campaign said that Biden supported Trump’s decision to impose travel restrictions on China
04.05.20
U.S. death toll tops 10,000
04.11.20
Protests start over lockdowns (MI, MN, KY, UT, NC, OH)
04.16.20
PPP ran out of money
04.19.20
Mississippi death toll at 169, one month after first reported death
04.21.20
The Senate approves $484 billion more for the CARES Act
04.22.20
The WHO says coronavirus will be with us for a long time
Mississippi passes 5,000 cases
04.23.20
US weekly jobless claims hit 4.4 million, bringing 5-week total to more than 26 million
04.24.20
U.S. death toll passes 50,000
Tate Reeves Mississippi Safer at Home Order
White House Task Force says the virus does not survive as long on certain surfaces and in the air when exposed to high amounts of ultraviolet light and warm and humid conditions.
O4.25.20
World death toll passes 200,000
04.28.20
U.S. passes 1,000,000 cases, Mississippi 6,342
U.S. deaths 57,862, Mississippi 239
04.30.20
US weekly jobless claims hit 3.8 million, bringing 6-week total to more than 30 million
Mississippi sets a new high in daily cases with 397
05.01.20
FDA grants remdesivir emergency use authorization for COVID-19
Dow 23,723.69
05.02.20
U.S. deaths top 65,000, Mississippi 291
05-04-20
Mississippi sets a new high in daily deaths with 32
05.06.20
US private payrolls drop by 20.2 million in April, the worst job loss in the history of ADP report
NYC finally shuts down subway system for daily disinfecting 01:00-05:00
05.07.20
Mississippi Safer at Home: Parks and restaurants can open under restrictions
U.S. weekly jobless claims totaled 3.17 million last week, bringing the total to more than 33 million over the past seven weeks. Jobless rate at 14.7%, highest since Great Depression.
05.08.20
Mississippi sets a new high in daily cases with 404
05.11.20
Mississippi Safer at Home: Salons, barbershops and gyms will be permitted to reopen with certain restrictions
05.13.20
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome says almost 40% of households earning less than $40,000/year lost their jobs
Mississippi 182 new cases, 8 new deaths (10,090 total cases, 465 total deaths)
05.14.20
U.S. weekly jobless claims total 2.981 bringing the total to nearly 36.5 million over the past eight weeks.
05.25.20
MIssissippi total 13,458 cases, 635 deaths
U.S. total 1,708,265 cases, 99,846 deaths
World total 5,617,094 cases, 348,528 deaths
World Population: 7,800,000,000
U.S. Population: 331,002,651
MS Population: 2,989,260