The easiest start is to separate yourself from the character. People don't know you, and therefore don't want to read about you. Create a main character with a fascinating back story and refer to him in the third person. This is a novel, not a monologue, yes?
Second tip would be to change your first paragraph. You're jumping the shark too early. Perhaps your story could start 24 hours before the virus is known. This will give the reader something to invest in, and allows you to swing back around in the final chapters to reference the beginning, showing that the story doesn't end bad. People love that happy ending shite. Or perhaps you could keep the paragraph but rephrase it so it appears to be coming from a local news station. Or maybe it was read from the newspaper by a man waiting for a bus?