COVID-19: A year in review COVID-19: A year in review By Lexi Bruening | December 28, 2020 at 4:17 PM EST - Updated December 28 at 6:18 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - 2020 was a year for the history books. What started as a routine year quickly became something no one could have prepared for. March began, and the world was turned upside down. “When I talk about the most drastic action we can take, this is the most drastic action we can take,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said back in March, when he asked businesses to keep 100% of their workforce at home. Businesses and restaurants closed. People lost their jobs.