• Other countries, including the United States, confirmed cases.

  • The White House announces a coronavirus task force.

  • The W.H.O. declared a global health emergency.

  • The Trump administration restricted travel from China.

  • The disease the virus causes was named.

  • At a coronavirus task force briefing, Trump declares a national emergency.

  • The C.D.C. recommended no gatherings of 50 or more people in the U.S.

  • Governor Mike DeWine announces school closures.

  • The United States led the world in confirmed cases.

  • Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. passed 100,000.

    Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. passed 100,000.
  • The U.S. saw July cases more than double the total of any other month.

  • Universities that reopened soon began moving classes online.

  • Classes resume at St. Ignatius

  • President Trump tested positive for the virus.

    President Trump tested positive for the virus.
  • The U.S. death toll hit 250,000.

    The U.S. death toll hit 250,000.
  • Biden said he will ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days.

  • The F.D.A. approved a vaccine by Pfizer.

  • The first Covid-19 vaccination in the United States

  • The F.D.A. approved Moderna’s Covid vaccine.

  • Chinese authorities treated dozens of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause.