In the Bible, it starts out "In the Beginning" and as it pertains to the coronavirus, which has caused the death of over 280,000 Americans along with infecting 12M more; there was a time before this, time. The following is a chronology of events since the "Age of Corona."
March 2020:
(3/4) 129 deaths; 10 deaths in WA state.
(3/6) president tRump signed 8.6B aid bill.
(3/13) tRump called national emergency; signed bill freeing up 50B in federal aid.
(3/20) CA state issues shutdown affecting 40M people. FL beaches closed.
15, 268 cases; 201 deaths.
(3/23) Senate passed 1.8T stimulus relief package.
(3/28) FDA approved a 15-minute coronavirus test. This technology is the same used for rapid flu tests (CNN).
(3/30) 27 states issue stay-at-home orders affecting 225M people; tRump extends order to April 30.
(3/31) 700 deaths in one day.
April 2020:
(4/12) 20,000 deaths; more than in Italy.
(4/14) FDA approved saliva test for emergency COVID-19 testing, the new quick test developed by Rutgers University.
May 2020:
(5/02) FDA approved Ebola drug "remdesivir" to combat coronavirus (CNN).
(5/09) WH staff tested positive for COVID -19; VP Pence's aide and WH valet.
(5/16) tRump fired State dept. IG Steve Linnick because he had been investigating Mike Pompeo for abuse of power.
(5/23) Coronavirus deaths near 100,000 (CNN).
(5/24) tRump orders travel ban against Brazil.
(5/30) New study finds 1 out of 10 coronavirus patients with diabetes die within first week.
June 2020:
(6/03) Defense Secretary Mike Esper stated he does not support invoking the "Insurrection Act" to deploy federal troops to quell violent protests.
(6/10) 12 states seeing increase in coronavirus cases.
(6/25) Two secret service agents tested positive following tRump rally in Tulsa, OK. Dozens of staff told to self-isolate.
(6/29) U.S. citizens cannot travel to Canada for leisure; coronavirus cases in Texas reaches 5,000/day and Gov. Abbot urges residents to wear a mask.
2,500,000 cases in U.S.
July 2020:
(7/03) Two Texas counties sent out alerts urging residents to stay-in-place.
tRump had a rally at Mt. Rushmore and no one wore a mask and practiced social distancing.
Don Jr. girlfriend Kimberly Gilfoyle and 1 of tRump's staff tested positive for COVID-19.
(7/4) 21 states requiring residents to wear masks outside (CNN).
(7/6) FDA Chief Dr. Stephen Hahn announced he will not back tRump's prediction about a vaccine that will be ready by this year.
(7/13) At least 27 states have begun to shut down again, or to require face covering outside.
(7/18) tRump refuses to make mask wearing "mandatory" despite Dr. Anthony Fauci wanting it (CNN).
August 2020:
(8/20) 5.5M cases; 174,000 deaths.
September 2020:
(9/01) 6M cases; 184,000 deaths.
"Lenzilumab" antibody therapy reduced the risk of death by 80% in COVID-19 patients by CA biopharmaceutical company 'Humanigen.'
October 2020:
(10/02) tRump and Melania test positive for COVID-19.
(10/03) 10 people in tRump inner circle test positive for COVID-19.
(10/19) 70,000 new cases in one day; MI and VT saw improvement.
(10/23) 83, 010 cases reported in a day and in the past week there have been 441, 541 cases.
(10/25) 6 aides to Mike Pence tested positive for COVID-19.
(10/30) 94,000 cases in just 24 hours.
November 2020:
(11/01) 9M cases; 230,000 deaths.
(11/11) TX hits 1M cases.
(11/12) 160,000 cases in one day; 10.5M cases; 241,000 deaths.
(11/13) CA hits 1M cases.
(11/15) According to Johns Hoskins University the U.S. reached 11M cases.
(11/16) Moderna announced a vaccine that is 95% effective.
trump's legal team withdraws legal fraud lawsuits from PA, GA, WI, MI.
(11/18) tRump wants "recount" in WI.
(11/20) 12M cases; 250,000 deaths.
(11/23) U.S. vaccine Program announced vaccines may be ready by December 11.
(11/27) Joe Biden received 132 extra votes in Milwaukee, WI after tRump requested a "recount."
Robert Randle
December 7, 2020
Houston, TX 77063
robertrandle51@yahoo.com
