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The earliest date of symptom onset, according to a study in the journal Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext
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Patient in the city of Wuhan sought medical help for pneumonia-like symptoms
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Local hospitals in Hubei report the first four cases of a "pneumonia of unknown etiology"
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Chinese authorities alert WHO about a string of pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan
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The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market that was identified as a suspected center of the outbreak is closed
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Dr. Li Wenliang was arrested for spreading supposedly "false" rumours about the novel coronavirus
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First death was recorded and WHO confirms isolation of a novel coronavirus from a patient
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China publicly shared the genetic sequence of COVID-19
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Thailand reports the first case: 61-year-old woman who did not visit the seafood market
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Wuhan implements screening measures for travelers leaving the city at airports, railway stations, and other passenger terminals
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Japan reports its first case: mid-thirties man who did not visit the seafood market
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A second man, age 69, dies in Wuhan & Thailand reports its second case, a 74-year-old woman
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The number of confirmed cases rises to 218, with cases in Korea, Beijing, Guangdong, and Shanghai
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China's CDC announces coronavirus as a Class B infectious disease with Class A measures to prevent and control the disease
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Chinese state TV confirms the human-to-human transmission of the disease
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US confirms first case in Washington state, a man who travelled to the Wuhan area & New cases in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
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North Korea closes its borders to all foreign tourists
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Chinese officials confirm the virus may mutate
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Chinese CDC confirms 440 cases in mainland china and 9 deaths
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Chinese CDC confirms 571 cases in mainland China and 17 deaths
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China extends travel quarantines to five cities
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WHO meets and decides not to declare the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
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China extends travel restrictions/quarantines to twelve cities
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Wuhan construction crews are working on two hospitals to treat patients of the outbreak
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Chinese CDC confirms 830 cases in mainland China and 26 deaths & Confirmed cases extends to Nepal, Vietnam, France, Malaysia
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Cases are confirmed in Australia (1), Canada (1), US (3)
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First medical professional who had treated people with the coronavirus dies from the virus
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China bans the trade of wild animals throughout the country, including in markets and online
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Cases are confirmed in Cambodia (1), Sri Lanka (1), Germany (1)
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HK and Mongolia announce partial closure of borders with mainland China, Japan and US evacuate their nationals from Wuhan, United Airlines suspends all flights to China from the US
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Cases are confirmed in UAE (1), Finland (1)
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US issues a Level 4 travel advisory for all of China, Russia closes its borders with China
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Cases are confirmed in India (1), Philippines (1), US (6)
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WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
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Cases are confirmed in Russia (1), Italy (1), UK (1)
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Mongolia closes its border with China
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US confirms the eighth case, the Philippines reports first death outside of mainland China
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First US coronavirus patient is discharged from the hospital
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Mostly in Wuhan and official count of recovered patients exceeds deaths for the first time
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Case confirmed in Belgium (1). HK report second death outside China
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Taiwan announces ban on foreign nationals who have been to China in past fourteen days, UK and France advise against all but essential travel to mainland China
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Hong Kong announces mandatory two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from Mainland China
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Japan confirms cases on a cruise ship Dimond Princess with nearly 4000 passengers and crew, announcing the quarantining of the ship for two weeks in Yokohama
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The National Health Commission allowed clinical diagnoses using CT scans due to a shortage of test kits, suspected cases are allowed to be admitted with respiratory symptoms
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Dr Li Wenliang dies from the coronavirus
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Death toll for coronavirus surpasses 1000
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WHO names the disease COVID-19
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Japan confirms 218 cases aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship
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China dismisses top party officials in Hubei province
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64,435 cases, 1,383 deaths
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Iran reported two deaths hours after confirming first case
China: 2118 deaths, 74576 cases -
Israel report first confirmed case, Italy confirms third death
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Health Minister Iraj GHarirchi confirmed he had virus
Worldwide: 82000 cases, 2800 deaths -
Saudi Arabia announced first case
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President Trump signed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package to combat COVID-19
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Vice President Mike Pence: 21 people aboard the Grand Princess tested positive for COVID-19
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Saudi authorities locked down eastern Qatif region and announced suspension of all schools across country
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Ireland cancels St. Patrick's Day festivities over COVID-19 concerns
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Iran released some 70000 prisoners because of the outbreak in the country, without specifying when they would return to jail
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President Xi visited Wuhan for the first time since the emergence of the virus; visit came as people gradually returned to work in other parts of China
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Lebanon and Morocco report first death from virus
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NBA suspended all basketball games after Utah jass preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19
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WHO declared the coronavirus as a pandemic
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NHL announced that it will pause its hockey season.
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Trump declared a national state of emergency that could free up $50 billion to help fight the pandemic
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English Premier League suspended soccer season as others postponed: Melbourne F1 Grand Prix, the PGA Tour's Players Championship and Boston Marathon
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Kazakstan, the Philippines, and Austria tightened restrictions in a bid to contain the pandemic
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Germany sealed borders with France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Denmark
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Canada announced plans to close the border to noncitizens
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US researchers administered the first shot of experimental coronavirus vaccine into a person
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France imposed restrictions on people's movements; President Macron: people should only leave homes for essential activities.
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Belgium announced plans to lock down the country, becoming the fourth nation in Europe to enact a nationwide quarantine
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Australian PM Scott Morrision declared a "human biosecurity emergency" in the country
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China reported no new domestic cases for the first time; 34 confirmed cases were registered as "newly diagnosed imported cases."
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Australia and New Zealand announced plans to close their borders to all foreigners
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Connecticut delayed its presidential primary election to June
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US State Department raised global travel advisory to Level 4
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China exonerated Dr. Li Wenliang, the doctor who was reprimanded for warning about COVID-19
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Globally, death toll past 10,000.
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EU took step to suspend rules on public deficits, giving countries free rein to inject spending into the economy as needed
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China administered its first clinical trials of coronavirus vaccines to volunteers, according to local media reports
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Canada announced that it will not send athletes to the Olympics later this year if not delayed
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US: swept $2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses, and a healthcare system strained by pandemic
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The death toll in Spain past 10,000
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Chief Antonio Guterres warned the pandemic presents world with "worse crisis" since WW2 as global toll cases reach one million and death topped 50,000
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WHO warned governments in Middle East that they should act quickly to limit the spread of the virus
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UK PM was moved into intensive care; released from intensive care on April 9, discharged from hospital April 12
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Japan declared state of emergency
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Wuhan began allowing people to leave after being sealed off 76 days to contain the virus
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India and France extended nationwide lockdown
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IMF said the global economy was expected to shrink by 3% this year, biggest contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s
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Saudi Arabia's grand mufti said prayers (Ramadan & subsequent Eid al-Fitr festival) should be performed at home
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US: President Trump tweeted that he "will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration in the United States!"
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the head of the World Meteorological Organisation said that the pandemic is expected to drive CO2 emissions down by 6%, biggest yearly drop since WW2
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number of US citizens who filed first-time unemployment benefits reached a record 26 million
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Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide exceeded 200,000
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Wuhan said it had no remaining cases of infection in hospitals, with all patients discharged
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French PM Edouard Philippe presented plants to unwind nationwide lockdown from May 11 conditional on the number of new cases dropping below 3000 per day
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Sydney's Bondi Beach and two neighbouring beach reopened
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Gilead Sciences' remdesivir proved effective, shortening the recovery time by four days on average
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Finland's PM Sanna Marin stated that children return to school gradually
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Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin said he tested positive and would self-isolate
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Pakistan's parliament speaker Asad Qaiser said he tested positive for COVID-19 after hosting an iftar dinner to celebrate Ramadan
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after 48 days of home confinement, people in Spain are allowed to go for walks
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Afghanistan's health ministry raised the alarm ove the spread of coronavirus after a study suggest that about a third of the capital's residents could be infected
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Australia's PM Scott Morrison said that the most likely source of COVID-19 was the market in China; Anthony Fauci, the director of US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said that the best evidence shows the novel coronavirus was not made in a laboratory in China -contradicting President Trump's claims
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UK recorded highest official death toll in Europe, with more than 30,000 people dead
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Spain extended the state of emergency imposed for two more weeks
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Brazil's health minister says for the first time that lockdown may be needed
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WHO warned that 83,000 to 190,000 people in Africa could be killed by COVID-19 and infect between 29 million to 44 million if it is not contained
