Return to COVID-19 (1/10)

In December 2019, a new virus that appeared in China spread rapidly throughout the world, alarming the highest authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
A highly contagious infectious disease emerged, called COVID-19, which caused an unprecedented pandemic.
The first diagnosed cases in France (2/10)

In France, the first cases were diagnosed at the end of January 2020, and the first deaths caused by this new virus were recorded about twenty days later.

The lockdown (3/10)

A national lockdown was instituted on March 17, 2020. It was lifted a little less than two months later, but wearing a mask became mandatory.
The authorities, in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute, began planning a vaccination campaign.

Many questions remain unanswered (4/10)

Several pharmaceutical companies (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, among others) developed and offered their vaccines in record time.
This raised numerous questions and debates regarding their safety and effectiveness.