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VietnamesePandemic’s Index Becomes Infected
December 1, 2019
The outbreaks index became ill on December 1, nearly two weeks earlier than Wuhan health authorities had said of the…
Read moreLi Wenliang And Xie Linka, Messaged Colleagues And Friends Via WeChat Warning Of Possible “SARS” Cases
December 30, 2019
Two doctors in Wuhan, Li Wenliang and Xie Linka, messaged colleagues and friends via WeChat, a social media platform, warning…
Read moreWuhan Health Authorities Acknowledge The Existence Of COVID
December 31, 2019
Wuhan health authorities acknowledge the existence of cases of viral pneumonia with unknown cause – and a possible connection to…
Read moreWuhan’s Public Security Bureau Says It “Summoned And Dealt With” Eight People Who Spread SARS Rumors.
January 1, 2020
Wuhan’s public security bureau says it “summoned and dealt with” eight people who spread SARS rumors. Huanan seafood market shut…
Read moreDr. Li Was Forced By Police To Sign A Letter Saying He Spread “Untrue Speech” For Warning
January 3, 2020
Now hailed as a national hero, Li was forced by police to sign a letter saying he spread “untrue speech”…
Read moreWHO Says Mysterious Illness In China Likely Being Caused By COVID
January 8, 2020
The World Health Organization confirmed that a new coronavirus — from the family that produced SARS and MERS — is…
Read moreCDC Begins To Screen For COVID At 3 U.S. Airports
January 10, 2020
CDC starts to screen 3 major airports for COVID.
Read moreChina Reports First Death From COVID
January 11, 2020
Chinese state media reported the first known death from COVID. CDC To Screen For New Strain Of Coronavirus At 3…
Read moreWHO Says China Shared COVID Genetic Sequences
January 12, 2020
WHO says China shared the genetic sequences of the novel coronavirus, which will be instrumental in designing diagnostic kits.
Read moreJapan Confirms First Case Of COVID
January 15, 2020
Japanese Health Department confirms first case of COVID in the country.
Read moreWuhan Hosts A Holiday Banquet For 40,000 Attendees
January 18, 2020
Wuhan hosts a holiday banquet for 40,000 attendees, despite reports of a contagious viral pneumonia.
Read moreDr. Zhong Nanshan Says Virus Can Be Transmitted Human To Human
January 20, 2020
Dr. Zhong Nanshan, a health official, says virus can be transmitted human to human and admits 14 medical staff infected….
Read moreQuarantine Of Wuhan Goes Into Effect At 10 a.m.
January 23, 2020
Quarantine of Wuhan goes into effect at 10 a.m. Number of diagnosed daily new cases was ~400. State Department, CDC…
Read moreAnother 15 Cities In Hubei Shut Down
January 24, 2020
A study is published in The Lancet showed that in the first days of the outbreak, by January 2, more than a third of patients had…
Read moreMedia Downplays COVID’s Severity
January 29, 2020
NPR states “Already this flu season (which generally begins in the U.S. in October and peaks during winter months), the…
Read moreWHO Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency
January 30, 2020
After infecting more than 8,200 people around the world, mostly in mainland China, with thousands more suspected cases awaiting test…
Read moreTrump Bars China Travel, European Countries Report First Cases
January 31, 2020
President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 31 that the United States would suspend entry to people who traveled to China…
Read moreHundreds Infected On Princess Cruises
February 4, 2020
Carnival’s Princess Cruises announced on Feb. 4 that it was placing 3,700 passengers and crew under mandatory quarantine for two…
Read more
The WHO Names The Disease
February 11, 2020
The WHO announced a name for the disease caused by the coronavirus: Covid-19. The CO stands for corona, the VI…
Read moreNew Cases Surged 10-fold
February 13, 2020
New cases surged 10-fold from the previous day after Hubei’s health department changed its criteria for counting infections. Cases are…
Read moreMedia Starts To Take COVID More Seriously
February 23, 2020
With headlines such as ““We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic”, the…
Read moreLatin America reports first case
February 26, 2020
Officials in Brazil confirmed on Feb. 26 that a 61-year-old man who traveled to Italy was Latin America’s first case…
Read moreFirst death recorded in the US, in Washington State.
February 29, 2020
First death recorded in the US, in Washington State.
Read moreNew York City Begins Reporting Growing Cases
March 1, 2020
A woman who had recently traveled to Iran became the first recorded case of Covid-19 in the city and in…
Read moreCoronavirus Kills 6 In Washington State
March 3, 2020
Health officials in Washington state said Monday that four more people have died of the new coronavirus, bringing the state’s death…
Read moreGrand Princess Cruise Ship Docks Off California Coast
March 9, 2020
After several days of circling off the coast of California, the Grand Princess cruise ship has docked at a port…
Read moreItaly extends national lockdown, cases surge
March 9, 2020
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte expanded the country’s lockdown to the entire nation on March 9 as Italy’s case count…
Read moreWorld Health Organization Declares The Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Pandemic, Trump Suspends Travel From Europe
March 11, 2020
The WHO declared the coronavirus a global pandemic after Covid-19 infected more than 121,000 people and killed at least 4,300….
Read moreEurope Becomes New Epicenter
March 13, 2020
On March 13, the WHO’s Tedros said Europe was the new epicenter for Covid-19 cases. “Europe has now become the…
Read moreFrance Issues Stay-At-Home Order
March 16, 2020
Faced with a growing outbreak, France’s president, Emanuel Macron, ordered the country to stay at home for up to 15…
Read moreFeds Seize 100 Fraudulent COVID-19 Test Kits
March 27, 2020
Feds seize 100 fraudulent COVID-19 test kits shipped from China, addressed to Portland man with prior ties to cannabis industry.
Read moreUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tests Positive
March 27, 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on March 27 that he’d tested positive for Covid-19, becoming one of the first…
Read moreWorldwide Cases Reach 1 Million
April 2, 2020
Global cases doubled within a week to reach 1 million on April 2, with the U.S. reporting 20% of the…
Read moreNew York Reports More Cases Than Any Country Outside The U.S.
April 10, 2020
New York state reported more cases than any other country beginning April 10 at more than 161,800 confirmed cases, overtaking…
Read moreProtests Begin In Portland Over George Floyd
May 28, 2020
Protesters gathered outside the Portland Police Bureau on Thursday night to stand in solidarity with other protesters across the country…
Read moreCDC Report Shows 94% Of COVID-19 Deaths In US Had Contributing Conditions
August 30, 2020
New CDC report shows 94% of COVID-19 deaths in US had contributing conditions.
Read moreUK Prime Minister Adds New Restrictions
September 22, 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Johnson walked back some of the eased lockdown measures in England on Sept. 22, telling people to…
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U.S. Becomes Largest Outbreak In The World
October 8, 2020
The United States surpassed China and Italy in total number of Covid-19 cases, becoming the world’s largest outbreak. The nation’s…
Read moreAll information for this timeline has been sourced from around the web, including the CDC, WHO, and various news articles.