China, reported Wuhan Hubei Province. A no a cluster of cases of pneumonia in vel coronavirus was eventually identified
China health authorities are closing the Huanan seafood wholesale market after it was discovered that wild animals sold there may be the source of the virus
Published first Disease Outbreak News on the new virus
Reported on social media that there was a cluster of pneumonia cases – with no deaths – in Wuhan, Hubei province
Published first Disease Outbreak News on the new virus
China publicly shared the genetic sequence of COVID-19.
Officials confirm a case of, COVID-19 in Thailand, the first recorded case outside of China.
In Japan, authorities confirm that a Japanese man who traveled to Wuhan is infected with the virus.
China reports 139 new cases of the disease, including the death of a third person.
Experts from its China and Western Pacific regional offices conducted a brief field visit to Wuhan.
The first cases of coronavirus are reported in Europe. They were in France.
)The number of cases in the world exceeds 1,000 . A total of 1,287 cases are registered
Releases the international community's Strategic Preparedness and Response Plans to help protect states with weaker health systems.
Cases are reported in Beijing and Shenzhen, China
COVID-19 Solidarity Response fund launched to receive donations from private individuals, corporations and institutions.
Partners launch the Solidarity Trial, an international clinical trial that aims to generate robust data from around the world to find the most effective treatments for COVID-19.