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The first cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan are reported to the WHO. During this period, the virus is still unknown. The cases occur between December 12 and 29, according to Wuhan health authorities.
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90 days of coronavirus: more than 770,000 cases and more than 36,000 deaths, and a third of the world population in quarantine due to a crisis that has not yet seen its end
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China's health authorities shut down the Huanan wholesale seafood market after it was discovered that wild animals sold there may be the source of the virus.
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The Donald Trump administration announces that it will deny entry to foreigners who have traveled to China in the past 14 days.
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China announces that the unknown cases of pneumonia in Wuhan do not correspond to SARS or MERS. In a statement, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission says a retrospective investigation into the outbreak was launched.
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The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announces the first death from the coronavirus. A 61-year-old man, exposed to the virus at the seafood market, died on January 9 after respiratory failure following severe pneumonia.
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China Shares Coronavirus Genetic Sequence for Countries to Develop Diagnostic Kits
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En Japón, las autoridades confirman que un hombre japonés que viajó a Wuhan está infectado con el virus.
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Chinese health officials confirm that a second person died in the country. The United States is responding to the outbreak by implementing symptom screening tests at San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles airports.
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More than 100 people have died in China from the coronavirus
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The United States confirms the first person-to-person transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus. Coronavirus cases rise to more than 9,600, as does the death toll of 170. There are more than 100 cases in 20 locations outside of China. The World Health Organization declares the coronavirus an international public health emergency.
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The Japanese Ministry of Health announces that 10 people aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked in Yokohama Bay, have confirmed cases of coronavirus. The vessel, which transports more than 3,700 people, is scheduled for quarantine to end on February 19.
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The global death from coronavirus exceeds 500 people.
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The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 1,000 people worldwide, the vast majority in mainland China.
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The WHO names the coronavirus as COVID-19.
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A Chinese tourist who was diagnosed with the virus dies in France, becoming the first person to die from the outbreak in Europe. The death toll from the coronavirus is 1,500.
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No one really knows how the outbreak started. The first cases came to light in late January when two Chinese tourists from Wuhan, the zero zone of the outbreak in China, already showed symptoms in Italy. It start being a pandemic
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On February 21, authorities reported that a 38-year-old man identified as Mattia, who lives in Codogno, a city of 16,000 people 60 km from Milan, considered the epicenter of the Italian outbreak, was infected.
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Los casos aparecidos en Austria, Croacia, Grecia, Suiza, Argelia, Francia, España, Alemania, México y Brasil están relacionados con personas que viajan al norte de Italia.
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The first confirmed case in Brazil, the first in Latin America, was on a business trip in Lombardy from February 9 to 21
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The WHO gave the results of the COVID-19 mortality rate, which is 3.4% in China, while outside of this country it is 1.3%.
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México no tiene vuelos directos a Italia, pero sí a varias ciudades europeas con conexión, como Madrid, Barcelona, París, Londres o Ámsterdam.
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A particularly widespread myth is that the coronavirus cannot be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates.
Another misconception is that exposing yourself to extreme cold can also kill the virus, for the same reason: body temperature remains stable.
It is also false that the new coronavirus does not infect children, as some people have misinterpreted.