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December 2019
First case of COVID-19 is identified in
Wuhan, China -
Jan. 21
Jan. 21 First case of COVID-19 in U.S.
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Jan. 23
Wuhan lockdown begins
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February 2020
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) officially
names COVID-19 -
March 1
St. Joe’s students studying abroad advised to return to the U.S.
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March 11
World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 a pandemic
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March 12
St. Joe’s transfers to fully virtual learning until at least April 9; A-10 Conference cancels all spring sports
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March 13
Then U.S. President Donald Trump declares COVID-19 a national emergency
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March 18
University announces the rest of the semester will continue fully virtual
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March 31
Class of 2020 commencement is canceled
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April 1
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, implements statewide stay-at-home order; university announces “a few” probable cases of COVID-19 on campus
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May 26
George Floyd is killed launching a wave of protests throughout the U.S.
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May 28
U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit 100,000
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June 8
National Bureau of Economic Research declares that the U.S. economy is in a recession
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June 15
Food and Drug Administration revokes the emergency authorization to use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, citing there are no benefits to its use
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July 22
The U.S. strikes a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine
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Sept. 18
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies of complications with metastatic pancreatic cancer
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Sept. 22
The U.S. surpasses 200,000 deaths due to COVID-19
Sept. 22
The university begins mandatory surveillance testing
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Oct. 26
Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Oct. 26
Two Philadelphia police officers fatally shoot Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man
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Oct. 26
Philadelphia experiences a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases throughout October, one month after the city hit its lowest rate of new cases
Nov. 7
The Associated Press calls Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president
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Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Break begins and many students leave campus for the year
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Nov. 39
Classes resume virtually for the remainder of the fall 2020 semester
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Dec. 12
The fall 2020 semester comes to a close marking the first full semester of mixed-modality classes
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Jan 6
Supporters of Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol in a violent attempt to stop proceedings certifying Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election; five people died
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Jan 13
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Jan 19
Philadelphia adds Phase 1b groups as eligible for vaccination
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Jan. 21
Pennsylvania surpasses 20,000 deaths
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Jan. 25
The first day of classes of the spring 2021 semester take place
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Feb 5
Campus dining options open with limited capacity
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Feb. 10
St. Joe’s announces it has signed a letter of intent to merge with the University of the Sciences
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Feb. 22-28
Philadelphia surpasses 100,000 people fully vaccinated
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March 12
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March 25
Pennsylvania surpasses one million COVID-19 cases
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March 31
St. Joe’s announces that it anticipates it will be able “to significantly expand upon our onground courses and operations for the fall of 2021”
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April 16
All adults in Philadelphia are eligible to be vaccinated
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April 26 – May 2
500,000 Philadelphians are vaccinated
A timeline of a year in the coronavirus pandemic
May 5, 2021
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