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Beginning of COVID-19

Title (Dublin Core)

Beginning of COVID-19

Description (Dublin Core)

The emergence of COVID-19 has trembled the world. At the beginning of its spread, no one knew how to handle or deal with this virus. For many months, scientists and doctors tried to find a way to treat the patients but failed. Dead bodies were loaded in a truck that was 5-6 meters long. People started to panic which resulted in fights over toilet paper and canned foods because they were stocking on for emergencies. Essential workers such as doctors, EMTs, nurses, and others were left with no masks. Some of them had to find a way to reuse the masks because they were short in proper protective equipment. Students transferred to remote learning because schools, colleges, and universities were shut down. Everything happened so fast that I did not have time to process each event on its own. After being quarantined, many families including us, thought that the world was coming to an end. Never in my life, I have seen thousands of people die on the same day. Never in my life, I have seen people fear walking close to others. Never in my life, I have seen America run short on masks, hand sanitizers, and even cleaning products. A year later, things have eased a little with the vaccine being available. However, not everything will be back to normal.
Junior undergrad majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences.
A story of what I went through in my mind
This story relates to a life of a student. This story describes everything that a young college student had to witness outside of school.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 14, 2020

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HNSC2100
Fall2021
M.Horlyck-Romanovsky

Partner (Dublin Core)

Brooklyn College

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Health & Wellness
English Public Health & Hospitals
English Conflict
English Cities & Suburbs
English Social Issues
English Education--Universities

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

fear
panic
shortage
death
Brooklyn
New York
essential worker
quarantine
vaccine

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/17/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/20/2021
05/04/2022
10/21/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/14/2020

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Covid 19
Brooklyn College

This item was submitted on October 17, 2021 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story With Us” on the site “Brooklyn College New York”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/brooklyncollege

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