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Eyewitness to a Pandemic: Episode 2 - An Impending Nightmare

ByJim Dolan WABC logo

Thursday, March 18, 2021

The sense of doom grew, especially after March 1, when the first confirmed case arrived in Manhattan. Soon, there was a hotspot in New Rochelle, and small curfews and containment zones across the area offered a hint of a frightening future we still thought we could avoid.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The sense of doom grew, especially after March 1, when the first confirmed case arrived in Manhattan.

Soon, there was a hotspot in New Rochelle, and small curfews and containment zones across the area offered a hint of a frightening future we still thought we could avoid.

New York was on the verge of being placed "on pause" in an audacious last-ditch effort to save lives and "flatten the curve," a term most of us had never heard before, but that all of us would soon be part of carrying out.

The days ahead would be nothing like the days that preceded them and they would move at breakneck speed as the virus and the victims it claimed would soon overwhelm the health care system, the government response, and the mighty worlds of business and finance.

Lives would be changed forever and so many lives would be lost. But there are stories too of heroism and sacrifice, of public service, and pitching in. Eyewitness News was there for every step.

The multipart series is now streaming on the ABC7NY apps on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. To stream, search "ABC7 New York" in the app store.

For more episodes, visit our 'Eyewitness to a Pandemic' landing page.

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DOCUSERIES CREDITS

Jim Dolan | Host, Reporter & Writer

Emily Sowa | Senior Digital Producer, Videographer, & Editor

Melissa Gard | Editor

Mike Thorne | Videographer

Matt Gosciminski | Videographer

Rolando Pujol | Executive Producer - Digital Innovation, Content & Strategy

Dana Bussey | Motion Graphic Designer, Creative Director

Brandon Cook | Media Manager

Chad Matthews | President & General Manager