TORONTO -- For millions of people around the world, March 11, 2020 was the day the world changed.

On that day, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, after the novel coronavirus was detected in more than 100 countries.

That same day, the Dow Jones plummeted into bear territory, the National Basketball Association abruptly halted its season, then-U.S. President Donald Trump announced a European travel ban in a national address and Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson announced they had contracted the virus while filming in Australia.

At the time, there were just 108 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, with one death.

We want to hear from you: Where were you on March 11, 2020? What moment made you realize the severity of COVID-19? What changed your attitude toward the virus?

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