COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020. As of 28 February 2021, more than 113 million cases have been confirmed, with more than 2.52 million deaths attributed to COVID-19, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
==Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
2020	 	
* Corona Zombies	
* Barbie (Cody Renee Cameron), resident of the Bodega Bay Trailer Park of Santa Monica, California, is trapped in her house from a lockdown, while the COVID-19 pandemic causes those inflicted to turn into zombies. Barbie can only watch television while an elite squad is sent to eradicate the zombies, and President Donald Trump ineffectually tries to combat the virus.Corona Zombies - IMDB - Retrieved 28 February 2021
2020	 	
* Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King	
* Barbie and Kendra return as the pandemic rages on, hoping to save Joe Exotic.Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King - IMDB - Retrieved 28 February 2021
2020	 	
* Corona 	
* A group of neighbours trapped in an apartment elevator discover that racism and prejudice spread faster than the virus.Corona - IMDB - Retrieved 28 February 2021
2020	 	
* Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	
* Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) returns to America seeking to deliver a monkey to Vice President Mike Pence. Sagdiyev then found himself under lockdown.Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - IMDB - Retrieved 28 February 2021
2020	 	
* Songbird	
* In 2024, the virus has mutated into COVID-23, and continues to ravage the United States, as its lethal potency increases. Forcible quarantine camps are set up in remote locations to isolate the soon-to-be dead. Motorcycle courier Nico Price (KJ Apa) must save his beloved Sara Garcia from one such camp.Songbird - IMDB - Retrieved 28 February 2021
2021	 	
* The Covid Killer	
* A serial killer uses the mask mandates of New York City as a cover to conceal his identity while he stalks his victims.The Covid Killer - IMDB - Retrieved 5 February 2022
2022	 	
* Lockdown	
* In the year 2035, only 35 million humans still live. Rex (Kevin Nash) opts to order his men to murder homeless people residing in an abandoned school to slow the spread of the virus.COVID-19: Invasion - IMDB - Retrieved 5 February 2022
==Links==
*COVID-19 pandemic on Wikipedia
*COVID-19 Pandemic on TV Tropes
== References ==
Category:Real pandemics
Category:Real historical events
Category:Real disasters