PHOTO GALLERY: The 5-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
Cleric women wearing protective clothing and “chador,” a head-to-toe garment, arrive a cemetery to prepare the body of a victim who died from the new coronavirus for a funeral, in the city of Ghaemshahr, in north of Iran, on April 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Photos: The 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the first in over a century. The international agency urged everyone around the globe to work together to alter the course of the virus, which had already touched 114 nations and ended more than 4,000 lives.
Five years since COVID-19 began, readers say the pandemic is far from over. Here’s why.
Boston.com readers said the pandemic remains an ever-present threat to public health, despite much of society having moved on.
By The Numbers: What the COVID pandemic has brought over 5 years
A look at the numbers since Covid was announced as a global pandemic five years ago today, and how low vaccination rates still fuel serious infections and illnesses.
What health experts have learned from the COVID pandemic 5 years later
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, and since then, so much has changed. There have been many lessons learned, and changes made by doctors and hospitals,
Look back: Photos from COVID-19's eerie onset 5 years later
On the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdowns, The Forum photo staff looks back on images captured during that time.
5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19
COVID-19 prompted schools to make an abrupt switch to educational technology, and many schools have kept many of these ...
How Many Americans Have Died of COVID-19?
This week marks five years since March 13, 2020, the day President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency over ...
First coronavirus similar to MERS discovered in bats in South America
A collaboration between researchers in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Ceará and colleagues affiliated with Hong Kong ...
On This Day: Trump declares national emergency over COVID-19
In 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On this date, the novel ...
Look back: Horry County health workers reflect on COVID-19
Conan O’Brien and his Oscars head writer Mike Sweeney revealed on the former’s podcast that the Academy of Motion Picture ...
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5 years later, Dr. Peter Hotez on triumphs and tragedies of COVID-19
Triumphs of COVID-19 included rapid vaccine development and scientific collaboration. But the tragedies were numerous.
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5 years later, we remember how Hawaiʻi navigated the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the globe 5 years ago this month. The Conversation talked to Former Former East-West Center epidemiologist Tim Brown about the early days of the pandemic and ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Politicization Fueled Hesitancy, Impacted Vulnerable Groups
Vaccine hesitancy and higher rates of school vaccine exemptions increases the risk of outbreaks of preventable diseases, creating a significant health risk for vulnerable populations.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. “It still feels kind of incomplete,” said ...
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COVID-19 5 Years Later: Fmr. Mayor Kenney and Temple doctor reflect on outbreak's impact on Philly
The man who led the city during the outbreak of COVID-19 and a doctor on the front lines talk about the uncertainty of the ...