Governor Kay Ivey reflects on third anniversary of first COVID-19 case – WVTM13 Birmingham

DR. JAEGER STARTS HER NEW JOB. APRIL THIRD. THIS MONTH MARKS THREE YEARS SINCE THE STATE OF ALABAMA REPORTED ITS FIRST CASE OF COVID 19. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO YET NOT THAT LONG AGO. REALLY? WVTM 13. CHIP SCARBOROUGH CAUGHT UP WITH GOVERNOR IVEY TODAY AT AN EVENT IN BIRMINGHAM, AND SHE SPOKE ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS, CHIP, INCLUDING THE PANDEMIC. SHE SURE DID. GUY AND CHERIE, IT WAS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF MARCH AND 2020. THIS DAY THREE YEARS AGO REALLY IS HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS GATHERED TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST CASE OF COVID 19 AND LEADERS ALSO ANNOUNCED SCHOOLS AND OTHER OPERATIONS WERE CLOSING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. AS ALABAMA PREPARED FOR FURTHER SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. NO ONE, NOT EVEN THOSE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, COULD FULLY ANTICIPATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT. BUT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE STATE HAS RECORDED. 1,644,533 COVID CASES TOTAL AND 21,032 DEATHS. GOVERNOR IVEY SAYS ALABAMA HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE THAT DAY THREE YEARS AGO. WELL, THAT DAY WAS A DARK DAY AND WE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HELD WITH THE COVID. BUT THANK GOODNESS WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS OPEN AS CHILDREN IN SCHOOL. AND TODAY WE CAN GATHER AND WE DO GATHER AND CHILDREN ARE IN SCHOOL AND THEY ARE LEARNING. AND SO WE’VE COME A LONG WAY AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO GO A LONG WAY AND BE SUCCESSFUL. BUT OF COURSE, TEACHERS HAVE HAD TO NAVIGATE MORE CHALLENGES THAN EVER. JUGGLING BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE, LEARNING AT THE SAME TIME OFTEN, AND THEN DEALING WITH ONGOING LEARNING LOSS. IT’S FOR SOME TEACHERS TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION, LEAVING SOME

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Governor Kay Ivey reflects on third anniversary of first COVID-19 case

Updated: 5:52 PM CST Mar 10, 2023

This month marks three years since the state of Alabama reported its first case of COVID-19. It was the second Friday of March in 2020 when the governor and other state officials gathered to announce the first COVID-19 case. Leaders also announced schools and other operations were closing for a period of time as Alabama prepared for further spread of the virus. No one, not even those at the highest level, could fully anticipate what would happen next. Over the last three years, the state has recorded 1,644,533 cases of COVID-19 and 21,032 deaths. Governor Kay Ivey says the state has come a long way since the start of the pandemic. “Well, that day was a dark day and we didn’t know what the future held with the COVID,” Governor Ivey remembers. “But thank goodness, we were able to keep our schools open and our children in school. And today, we can gather. We do gather. Children are in school and they are learning. So, we’ve come a long way and we’re going to continue to come a long way and be successful.”Of course, teachers have had to navigate more challenges than ever. At times, they’ve had to juggle both in-person and online learning. On top of that, deal with ongoing learning loss. Some teachers have left the profession as a result, leaving some districts with a shortage of teachers.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

This month marks three years since the state of Alabama reported its first case of COVID-19.

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It was the second Friday of March in 2020 when the governor and other state officials gathered to announce the first COVID-19 case. Leaders also announced schools and other operations were closing for a period of time as Alabama prepared for further spread of the virus.

No one, not even those at the highest level, could fully anticipate what would happen next. Over the last three years, the state has recorded 1,644,533 cases of COVID-19 and 21,032 deaths. Governor Kay Ivey says the state has come a long way since the start of the pandemic.

“Well, that day was a dark day and we didn’t know what the future held with the COVID,” Governor Ivey remembers. “But thank goodness, we were able to keep our schools open and our children in school. And today, we can gather. We do gather. Children are in school and they are learning. So, we’ve come a long way and we’re going to continue to come a long way and be successful.”

Of course, teachers have had to navigate more challenges than ever. At times, they’ve had to juggle both in-person and online learning. On top of that, deal with ongoing learning loss. Some teachers have left the profession as a result, leaving some districts with a shortage of teachers.