The Covid-19 Pandemic (Hardcover)

Series Foreword Chapter 1Overview of the COVID-19 Pandemic Chapter 2Landmark Events in the COVID-19 Pandemic Disease Epidemics and Pandemics in History (1350-2014) A Novel Coronavirus Emerges in China (2019) COVID-19 Reaches the United States (January 20-March 10, 2020) WHO Declares a Global Pandemic (March 11, 2020) American Sports Leagues Suspend Play (March 11-12, 2020) Stock Market Crash Reflects Coronavirus Concerns (March 16, 2020) Coronavirus Task Force Holds Daily Briefings (March 16-April 24, 2020) States Issue Stay-at-Home Orders (March 19, 2020) Tensions Rise between Trump and Governors (March 20-April 30, 2020) Congress Passes the CARES Act (March 27, 2020) Wisconsin Holds Its Primary Election (April 7, 2020) Reopening the Economy Triggers a Second Wave (May-July, 2020) Chapter 3Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic Home and Family Life Education Politics and Partisanship Chapter 4Profiles Deborah Birx (1956-) Response coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force Andrew Cuomo (1957-) Governor of New York during the COVID-19 pandemic Anthony Fauci (1940-) Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mike Pence (1959-) Vice president of the United States and chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force Donald Trump (1946-) President of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic Gretchen Whitmer (1971-) Governor of Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic Further Resources Index