Pictorial Journey

2-2020 to 5-2020

The Beginning

The ending of February 2020 CMC began to experience events of the Covid Pandemic. The CMC Emergency Department began to see patients that had some form of a virus presenting in unexpected forms. News outlets began reporting the virus had reached the United States.

On February 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the American public for the first time to prepare for a local outbreak.

The CDC warned that widespread disease transmission may force large numbers of people to seek healthcare, which could overload healthcare systems and lead to otherwise preventable deaths.^[36] On March 16, the White House advised against any gatherings of more than ten people.^[37] Since March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of State has advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel.^[38] Travel restrictions on most foreign nationals who had recently traveled to Iran or 28 European countries were implemented in March.^[17][39][40] By April 11, the federal government approved disaster declarations for all states and inhabited territories except American Samoa.^[41] State and local responses to the outbreak have included prohibitions and cancellation of large-scale gatherings (including cultural events, exhibitions, and sporting events), restrictions on commerce and movement, and the closure of schools and other educational institutions.^[42] Disproportionate numbers of cases have been observed among black American populations, and there were reported incidents of xenophobia and racism against Asian Americans.^[43] Clusters of infections and deaths have occurred in nursing homes, long-term care facilities, prisons and other detention centers, meatpacking plants, houses of worship, and urban areas; large gatherings that occurred before widespread shutdowns and social distancing (Mardi Gras in New Orleans, a conference in Boston sponsored by Biogen, and a funeral in Albany, Georgia) accelerated transmission.^[44]

CMC TIMELINE

Below are the chronicled events that took place as an organization.