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Wuhan Municipal Health Commission publishes the initial report of unidentified pneumonia, potentially linked to a local market
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US CDC issues a Level 1 travel watch for Wuhan, China
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First reported COVID-19 death in China
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First COVID-19 case reported outside of China
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First COVID-19 case reported in the US
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China implements “lockdown” in Wuhan
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First imported COVID-19 cases reported in Europe (France)
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US CDC issues Level 3 travel warning for China, recommending against non-essential travel
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First documented SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Europe (Germany)
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First COVID-19 cases reported in Eastern Mediterranean Region (United Arab Emirates)
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WHO declares COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
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US CDC confirms first domestic transmission of SARS-CoV-2
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US implements travel restrictions for Mainland China
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The Diamond Princess cruise ship is quarantined in Yokohama, Japan, due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak onboard that resulted in at least 712 confirmed cases, including 9 deaths
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First COVID-19 case reported in the African Region (Algeria)*
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South Korea surpasses China as #1 globally in terms of daily COVID-19 incidence
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US implements travel restrictions for Iran
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Seattle and King County, Washington (US), advises high-risk individuals to avoid large gatherings
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Italy implements “lockdown” for affected areas of the Lombardy region in Northern Italy
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Italy expands “lockdown” measures to the entire country
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US implements travel restrictions for all of Europe
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WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic
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US declares the COVID-19 epidemic to be a national emergency
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US implements travel restrictions for the UK and Ireland
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National “lockdown” goes into effect in Spain
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Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, California (US), issue the country’s first shelter-in-place orders
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The WHO announces the SOLIDARITY Trial, a global collaboration to conduct clinical trials for prospective COVID-19 medical countermeasures
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California (US) issues the first statewide “stay at home” order
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The University of Oxford (UK) begins enrolling patients for the RECOVERY Trial, a nationwide clinical trial effort in the UK for COVID-19 MCMs
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National “lockdown” ordered in India
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The International Olympic Committee announces that the 2020 Olympic Games, scheduled to be hosted in Japan, are postponed
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US CDC expands travel restrictions to cover all other countries
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US CDC issues domestic travel advisory for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
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New York (US) enters Phase 1 of recovery (NYC on June 8)
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New Zealand declares SARS-CoV-2 eliminated
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European Commission recommends that European countries remove internal border restrictions by June 15 to enable travel within the continent
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10 million global cases
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500,000 global deaths
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European Council announces that European countries would lift travel restrictions for 15 countries beginning July 1
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Florida tops 10,000 cases reported in a single day
*Cases had been previously reported in Egypt, but Egypt is part of the Eastern Mediterranean Region.