This document summarizes key events in the COVID-19 pandemic from December 2019 to August 2020 in 3 sentences: The COVID-19 pandemic began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO in January 2020. The virus spread globally leading the WHO to declare COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020. Major events between March and August included lockdowns, developing treatments and vaccines, and surges in some areas while other regions saw declines in cases.

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