How it started: A Q&A with Helen Branswell, one year after Covid-19 became a full-time job
Before the virus that causes Covid-19 had a name — before Covid-19 itself had a name — it was a medical mystery. It wasn’t even clear it was a virus. All the world knew, or the tiny sliver of the world that was paying attention, was that a handful of cases of unexplained pneumonia had been reported in central China.
That is what STAT reported on this date, one year ago.
