Timeline

By ehs3112

  • Dec-31

    Dec-31
    Chinese Health officials inform the WHO about a cluster of 41 patients with a mysterious pneumonia. Most are connected to Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.

  • Jan-07

    Jan-07
    Chinese authorities identify a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).

  • Jan-23

    Jan-23
    Wuhan is placed under quarantine, Hubei province follows within days.

  • Jan-30

    Jan-30
    WHO declares a global public-health emergency.

  • Jan-31

    Jan-31
    President Trump bans foreign nationals from entering the US if they were in China within the prior two weeks.

  • Feb-9

    Feb-9
    Death toll in China surpasses that of the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic, with 811 deaths recorded.

  • Feb-21

    Feb-21
    Italy outbreak begins

  • Mar-11

    Mar-11
    WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic

  • Mar-31

    Mar-31
    More than 1/3 of humanity is under some form of lockdown.

  • Apr-1

    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.