Facts about COVID-19

This is the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, declared March 11, 2020.

-Gas prices in Parker, Colorado were $1.55
-School cancelled of the entire state for the rest of the year starting March 16th.
-Tape on the floors and signs posted everywhere at grocery stores and banks to help distance shoppers         (6ft) from each other.
-Non-essential businesses mandated closed.
-Parks and trails closed and taped off.
-Entire sports seasons canceled.
-Concerts, tours, festivals, entertainment events - cancelled.
-Weddings, family celebrations, holiday gatherings - cancelled.
-Churches are closed.
-No gatherings of 50 or more, then 20 or more, then 10 or more, now none at all.
-Shortage of masks, gowns, gloves for our front-line workers.
-The world is sewing homemade masks or wearing bandanas on their faces.
-Shortage of ventilators for the critically ill.
-Panic buying sets in and we have no toilet paper, no disinfecting supplies.
-Manufacturers, distilleries and other businesses switch their lines to help make visors, masks, hand sanitizer and PPE.
-Government closes the border to all non-essential travel.
-Governor orders "shelter in place" starting April 3rd.  Fines are established for breaking rules.
-Press conferences daily from the President.  Daily updates on new cases and deaths.
-Highest rate of unemployment benefit applications in history.  Small businesses going under.
-Government getting ready to send out stimulus checks to most adults.
-People wearing masks and gloves outside.
-Essential service workers are terrified to go to work.
-Medical field workers are afraid to go home to their families.