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A year ago, no one had ever heard of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus explained
Early cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.Eduardo Munoz/Reuters, FILE
On Jan. 9, the World Health Organization announced that a new coronavirus could be behind a mysterious disease that had sickened 59 patients in Wuhan, China.
Almost a year later, what is now known as COVID-19 has infected more than 80 million people globally. More than 1.7 million people have died, including more than 333,000 in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University, and our lives have been fundamentally altered.
Rethinking Gun Violence in Schools
TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE? Current efforts to combat school gun violence, such as active shooter drills, focus on responses during shootings. Sonali Rajan and Charles Branas argue for a preventive approach. (Photo: AP)
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The Hechinger Report, Sonali Rajan and Charles Branas argue for a change in thinking
One small consolation during the COVID pandemic is that some other looming societal ills have at least temporarily lessened. Pollution levels are down; global terrorism has waned.
But the temperature is still on boil regarding gun violence in America. Gun sales have jumped over the past few months, and as schools slowly reopened this fall, some were arguing for for socially distanced lockdown drills.
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