The Common Application recently announced that there will be a question about COVID-19 on the 2020-2021 application. Note that this question is optional and will be limited to 250 words.
There are many opinions floating around about how this question should be used, but we'll wait until more information comes out to discuss further. For now, it's something for current juniors to think about.
(Wondering which colleges use the Common App for application submission? Nearly 900 in the US and abroad! For the average California student, you will use this application to apply to private and many out-of-state public universities.)
More info here: https://www.commonapp.org/blog/COVID-19-question-common-app