Katelyn’s POV

The world shifted in the span of weeks. First, it was a few scattered reports about pneumonia cases that didn’t seem to follow a pattern.

Then the numbers multiplied. Provinces and cities, each day new places appeared in the headlines. It wasn’t just pneumonia anymore. The word changed. A novel coronavirus. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.

The announcement came from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Level 1 emergency response. The ...