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Collected Item: “Covid on the Media”

Give your story a title.

Covid on the Media

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Text Story.

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

It was a typical day for me. I had finished my homework and went to check my phone. I went scrolling through Tiktok but noticed something was off. There was a new virus in China all over Tiktok, so I felt the need to look it up. I did some research and realized how quickly it was spreading and to how to stay safe.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#Tiktok, #Covid-19, #China, #pandemic, #sickness, #fear, #staysafe

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

A lab in China.

Give this story a date.

2020-02-28
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