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Chinese Health officials inform the WHO about a cluster of 41 patients with a mysterious pneumonia. Most are connected to Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.
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Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).
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Wuhan is placed under quarantine, Hubei province follows within days.
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WHO declares a global public-health emergency.
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President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks.
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Death toll in China surpasses that of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, with 811 deaths recorded.
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Italy outbreak begins
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WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic
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More than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown.
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Globally, authorities report almost 922,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with about 656,000 being active and ongoing cases, roughly 193,000 recoveries, and 46,000 deaths.
