Italy places all 60 million of its residents on lockdown.…
Coronavirus cases begin to sharply increase in Spain.
Coronavirus cases begin to sharply increase in Spain.…
“COVID-19”
WHO announces that the flu-like disease caused by the novel coronavirus will be called “COVID-19.”…
WHO declares a global public-health emergency
WHO declares a global public-health emergency.…
Wuhan under quarantine
Chinese authorities place the city of Wuhan under quarantine — and the rest of the Hubei province days later.…
First death linked to the novel coronavirus
China records its first death linked to the novel coronavirus.…
Chinese authorities identify a novel coronavirus
Chinese authorities identify the virus that caused the pneumonia-like illness as a new type of coronavirus (called novel coronavirus or nCoV).…
China informs WHO about first cases
Chinese Health officials inform the WHO about a cluster of 41 patients with a mysterious pneumonia. Most are connected to Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market.…
Event 201
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in partnership with the World Economic Forum and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted Event 201, a high-level coronavirus pandemic exercise on October 18, 2019, in New York, NY. The exercise illustrated …
