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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic 2020

So much has changed since I last wrote. Covid-19 broke out in January in China, which led to a worldwide coronavirus pandemic. There have been 3,540,250 cases, 247,050 deaths and 1,147,597 recoveries. There are currently 2,145,603 patients infected, with 98% being mild and 2% serious or critical. The US leads in all categories with 1,174,857 cases (Spain is in second place at 247,122) and 68,109 deaths. These numbers are definitely skewed, though, as I'm certain not all countries are reporting correctly (China). As well, not everyone is testing the same. Alberta tests more than other provinces, so the number of cases we have is obviously higher. If all provinces tested more, they'd have more patients. At least those people would be quarantined at home or in hospital and not out continuing to spread the virus. Here's what's become history: - On March 23rd, the Prime Minister issued a Stay At Home order. This resulted in all schools and most businesses closing immed