COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. It usually spreads between people in close contact.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike after a labor dispute.
The FBI publicly confirmed that they believed COVID-19 originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.
Japan opened its borders to tourists after two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Biden said that the COVID-19 pandemic was over in the country.
The FDA authorized the first breathalyzer test that detects COVID-19.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized for hosting a party during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced they would relax their COVID mandates for some of the workforce.
US President Joe Biden announced that Americans no longer needed to wear masks against COVID-19, following guidance released by the CDC.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hosting an illegal party during the first COVID-19 lockdown.
The World Health Organization approved the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
Johns Hopkins University announced that the number of people who died worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic had reached three million.
The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The UK hit a milestone after giving 10 million people a COVID-19 vaccination.
The US FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.
The United Kingdom became the first country to legalize the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine.
The COVID-19 death toll passed 200,000 in the US.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett dumped all his holdings in the four major US airlines.
The Queen knighted British Captain Tom Moore on his 100th birthday.
President Donald Trump suggested a dangerous theory that injecting disinfectant could cure the Coronavirus.
The price of a barrel of crude oil dipped below zero.
The first known animal contracted COVID-19.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 claimed the life of comedian Eddie Large from 'Little and Large.'
Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to ban eating cats and dogs.
The US announced the suspension of travel from almost all EU nations due to COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the spread of COVID-19 was now at a Pandemic stage.
The United States suspended travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A COVID-19 quarantine hotel collapsed in China, leaving 70 people trapped.
China announced that the Coronavirus had created the country's worst health emergency since 1949.
The United States had its first official COVID-19 related death.
Coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).
One hundred million people were placed in lockdown in Wuhan, China, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Earliest traceable patient, a 55-year-old man, develops symptoms of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China.
A 55-year-old man became the first known person to contract COVID-19.
