5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic

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 later: When COVID-19 became a global pandemic
March 2020 was a blur. Coronavirus cases led to lockdowns, exacerbating economic disparities. By the end of the month, thousands had died.
5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began in Knoxville, look back at early stories and photos
Before the pandemic claimed the lives of more than 1,700 Knox County residents, it began with a trickle of announcements.
PHOTO GALLERY: The 5-year anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
A health worker takes a nasal swab of a person for a COVID-19 test at a hospital in New Delhi, India, on July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day],
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.
How life has changed 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic began
March 11, 2025 marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Heather Yourex-West looks at how the world has since changed since 2020, and the pandemic's lingering impact.
Study reveals impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on kindergarteners' development
Researchers in a recent study found that the pandemic had an effect on kindergartners social skills and cognitive development ...
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Five years on, how has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the economy?
COVID gave us the chance to rethink the labor market and health care, says Bard College's Pavlina Tcherneva — but we missed ...
Pew survey: COVID-19 pandemic impacted Americans' lives, divided country
A new poll from Pew Research Center reveals that 75% of Americans say the pandemic took a toll on their personal lives and ...
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Brown experts discuss: What did the world learn from the COVID-19 pandemic?
Eight scholars from Brown University looked back at the pandemic with an eye toward how its lessons can help the United States and other nations prepare for the next global health crisis.
This date in Texas history: Texas athletic seasons abruptly ended by coronavirus pandemic
On this date in Texas history, the winter and spring seasons at Texas abruptly ended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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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 can be easy to forget, or look away from ...
Dr. Sara Cody, who led Santa Clara County through COVID-19 pandemic, set to retire
Santa Clara County Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody, who led the county's COVID-19 pandemic response, ...
Rocky Hulne: Looking back on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
It has now been five years, but I remember exactly where I was when I found out the world was stopping. I was standing in the playground at Banfield Elementary school working as a recess supervisor ...
Masks, tests and empty shelves: York University photo exhibit captures the COVID-19 pandemic, 5 years on
A new exhibit at York University aims to show the challenges that people faced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...