JanuThe United States reports its first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. JanuThe White House announces the formation of a new task force that will help monitor and contain the spread of the virus, and ensure Americans have accurate and up-to-date health and travel information, it says. At the meeting, Xi and WHO agree to send a team of international experts, including US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff, to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak. JanuChinese President Xi Jinping meets with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom in Beijing.
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Authorities in the nearby cities of Huanggang and Ezhou Huanggang announce a series of similar measures. On the same day, Chinese authorities enforce a partial lockdown of transport in and out of Wuhan. JanuThe Beijing Culture and Tourism Bureau cancels all large-scale Lunar New Year celebrations in an effort to contain the growing spread of coronavirus. JanuAt an emergency committee, WHO says that the coronavirus does not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
JanuOfficials in Washington state confirm the first case on US soil. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “The NIH is in the process of taking the first steps towards the development of a vaccine,” says Dr. JanuThe National Institutes of Health announces that it is working on a vaccine against the coronavirus. On the same day, WHO’s first situation report confirms cases in Japan, South Korea and Thailand. JanuChina reports 139 new cases of the sickness, including a third death.
The United States responds to the outbreak by implementing screenings for symptoms at airports in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. JanuChinese health officials confirm that a second person has died in China. A 61-year-old man, exposed to the virus at the seafood market, died on January 9 after respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia. JanuThe Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announces the first death caused by the coronavirus. JanuChinese authorities confirm that they have identified the virus as a novel coronavirus, initially named 2019-nCoV by WHO. In a statement, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission says a retrospective probe into the outbreak has been initiated. JanuChina announces that the unknown pneumonia cases in Wuhan are not SARS or MERS. JanuChinese health authorities close the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market after it is discovered that wild animals sold there may be the source of the virus. The cases occur between December 12 and December 29, according to Wuhan Municipal Health. During this reported period, the virus is unknown. Coronavirus symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache and maybe a fever, which can last for a couple of days.ĭecemCases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan, China, are first reported to WHO. The viruses can make people sick, usually with a mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illness, similar to a common cold. The coronavirus, called Covid-19 by WHO, originated in China and is the cousin of the SARS virus.Ĭoronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. Here’s a look at the coronavirus outbreak, declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization.
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