The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic begins with the first person being diagnosed in Wuhan, China. The virus has put nearly every country into lockdown, resulting in many events being cancelled throughout 2020, venues where mass gatherings occurs being closed down indefinitely, strict restrictions being put into place for residential and community lots with some being closed down indefinitely or for good, almost every film and television series production being halted or stopped for good, stock markets hitting record lows, employment levels being at an all time low, countries such as Australia and New Zealand closing their borders to interstate residents as well as foreign countries amongst many other things. As of January 20, 2022, over 5.5 million people have died from the virus worldwide and 334 million people worldwide have caught the virus.
