The WHO on Dec 31, 2019 warned the world about a new deadly corona virus spreading in China, and around January 10th, the Chinese scientists released to the whole world the RNA profile of this Novel Corona virus so the world could develop their own testing kits, and scientist, and epidemiologists could begin research on a vaccine or cure....
The USA had this info on Jan 10th..... 10 days before Jan 20th and 21 days before the President ordered flights from China curbed, 3 weeks were lost....
Yes, maybe hindsight is 2020, but our pandemic teams KNOW every hour counts....
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Timeline: How coronavirus got started
The outbreak spanning the globe began in December, in Wuhan, China.
By
Erin Schumaker
March 25, 2020, 2:24 PM
13 min read
Dec. 31, 2019: WHO says mysterious pneumonia sickening dozens in China
Health authorities in China
confirm that dozens of people in Wuhan, China, are being treated for pneumonia from an unknown source. Many of those sickened had visited a live animal market in Wuhan, but authorities say there is no evidence of the virus spreading from person to person.
MORE: How novel coronavirus compares to SARS, MERS and other recent viral outbreaks
Jan. 11, 2020: China reports 1st novel coronavirus death
Chinese state media
reports the first death from novel coronavirus, a 61-year-old man who had visited the live animal market in Wuhan.
Jan. 21, 2020: 1st confirmed case in the United States
A man in his 30s from Washington state, who traveled to Wuhan, is
diagnosed with novel coronavirus. Japan, South Korea and Thailand also report their first cases one day prior.
Jan. 23, 2020: China imposes strict lockdown in Wuhan
China imposes aggressive containment measures in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, suspending flights and trains and shutting down subways, buses and ferries in an attempt to stem the spread of the virus.
Jan. 30, 2020: WHO declares global health emergency
For the sixth time in history, the World Health Organization declares a "
public health emergency of international concern," a designation reserved for extraordinary events that threaten to spread internationally.
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in Wuhan, China, in December, has expanded to touch every corner of the globe.
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Published February 1, 2020
China slams Trump's coronavirus travel limits: 'Not a gesture of goodwill'
By Joe McDonald, Sam McNeil
| Associated Press
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On Friday, the United States declared a public health emergency and President Donald Trump and an order barring entry to foreign nationals, other than immediate family of American citizens and permanent residents, who visited China within the last 14 days, which scientists say is the virus’s longest incubation period.
'Unfriendly comments'
China criticized the U.S. controls, which it said contradicted the WHO’s appeal to avoid travel bans, and “unfriendly comments” that Beijing was failing to cooperate.
“Just as the WHO recommended against travel restrictions, the U.S. rushed to go in the opposite way. Certainly not a gesture of goodwill,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.
WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that despite the emergency declaration, there is “no reason for measures that unnecessarily interfere with international travel and trade.”
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China slams Trump's coronavirus travel limits: 'Not a gesture of goodwill'
China slams Trump's coronavirus travel limits: 'Not a gesture of goodwill'