Email A year of COVID-19: Two weeks to flatten the curve became 365 days of frustration in Pa. Daveen Rae Kurutz, Beaver County Times Published 10:24 am UTC Feb. 24, 2021 About this series: Over the next several weeks, reporters with USA Today's Pennsylvania network will take a look back at the impact COVID-19 has had on the commonwealth over the past year, and what the future holds. Charlotte Randle misses dinners out with her family. Jamie Baughman misses taking her children on trips. Arden Vernacchio misses wearing makeup. It's been almost a year since Pennsylvanians' lives were upended by the novel coronavirus. Two weeks to flatten the curve turned into months of restrictions, which have turned into nearly 365 days of mask-wearing, hand-washing and worries about whether there will ever be a return to normal after life with COVID-19.