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More than 10,000 deaths in Italy from covid-19 0:46
(CNN) - The first case of coronavirus that the WHO reported - and that would be the start of a global crisis that has half the world quarantined three months later - was registered on December 31, 2019, with one case of a Unknown virus that was said to be a cousin of the deadly SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus that left just over 8,000 cases and 774 deaths worldwide at the beginning of the last decade.
The new coronavirus originated in China, and the first cases, when the virus was unknown, were recorded in Wuhan, a city in central China's Hubei province, from December 12 to 29. Three months later, the hardest blow has been suffered by countries such as Italy, Spain and the United States, the latter, with the highest number of registered cases in the world.
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. Viruses can make people sick, usually with mild to moderate disease of the upper respiratory tract, similar to a common cold. Symptoms of the coronavirus include a runny nose, cough, sore throat, possibly a headache, and perhaps fever, which can last for a couple of days.
- The death toll from coronavirus in Italy exceeds 10,000. Many wonder why the death rate is so high
The new virus is so deadly that it went from causing a death in Wuhan, China in mid-January to more than 36,000 by the end of March worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University count. The confirmed infections between December 31, 2019 and March 30, 2020 are more than 770,000.
There is still no cure for the new coronavirus. And while research is progressing, it could be more than a year before a vaccine is available.
Chronology
December 31, 2019 - THE FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUS IS REPORTED
The first cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan, China are reported for the first time to the World Health Organization. Until then, the virus is unknown. The cases occurred between December 12 and 29, according to Wuhan health authorities.
January 1, 2020 - WUHAN MARKET CLOSURE
Chinese health authorities shut down Huanan's wholesale seafood market after it is discovered that wild animals sold there could be the source of the virus.
January 5, 2020 - INVESTIGATION BEGINS ON OUTBREAK
China announces that the unknown cases of pneumonia in Wuhan are neither SARS nor MERS. In a statement, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission says a retrospective investigation into the outbreak was launched.
January 7, 2020 - VIRUS IDENTIFICATION
Chinese authorities confirm that they have identified the virus as a new coronavirus, initially designated by the WHO as 2019-nCoV.
January 11, 2020 - FIRST DEATH
The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announces the first death caused by the new coronavirus. A 61-year-old man, exposed to the virus at the seafood market, died on January 9 after respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia.
January 13, 2020 - FIRST CASE IN THAILAND
Thai authorities report a case of infection caused by the new coronavirus. The infected individual is a Chinese citizen who had come from Wuhan.
January 16, 2020 - FIRST CASE IN JAPAN
Japanese authorities confirm that a Japanese man, who traveled to Wuhan, is infected with the virus.
January 17, 2020 - USA IMPLEMENT SECURITY MEASURES AT AIRPORTS
Chinese health officials confirm that a second person has died in China. The United States is responding to the outbreak by implementing symptom screening tests at San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles airports.
January 20, 2020 - USA BEGIN VACCINE INVESTIGATIONS
The National Institutes of Health announce that it is working on a vaccine against the new coronavirus. "The INS are in the process of taking the first steps toward developing a vaccine," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
January 21, 2020 - FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUSES IN THE USA
Officials in Washington state confirm the first case on US soil.
January 22, 2020 - WUHAN CLOSES THE CITY WITH 17 CASES
Wuhan says it will "temporarily" close its airport and railway stations for passengers leaving the city after the news that the death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus has risen to 17. Authorities confirm at least 547 cases in mainland China. .
January 23, 2020 - CELEBRATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR CANCELED
The Beijing Office of Culture and Tourism cancels all large-scale Lunar New Year celebrations in an effort to stem the growing spread of the coronavirus. On the same day, the Chinese authorities impose a partial blockade of transport in and out of Wuhan. Authorities in the nearby cities of Huanggang and Ezhou-Huanggang announce a series of similar measures.
January 26, 2020 - SUSPENSION OF FLIGHTS IN CHINA
The Chinese Association of Travel Services advises that all tours, including international tours, will be suspended.
January 30, 2020 - WHO DECLARES PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
The United States reports its first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus. The same day, the WHO determines that the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
January 31, 2020 - USA DENIES THE ENTRANCE OF FOREIGNERS
The Donald Trump government announces that it will deny entry to foreigners who have traveled to China in the past 14 days.
February 2, 2020 - FIRST DEATH OUTSIDE OF CHINA
A man in the Philippines dies from the Wuhan coronavirus, the first time a death outside of mainland China has been reported since the outbreak began.
February 4, 2020 - THE CORONAVIRUS REACHES THE CRUISES
The Japanese Ministry of Health announces that 10 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked in Yokohama Bay, are confirmed to have the coronavirus. The ship, which carries more than 3,700 people, is in quarantine, the completion date of which was scheduled for February 19.
February 7, 2020 - KEY CHINESE DOCTOR DIES IN DETECTION OF NEW CORONAVIRUS
Li Wenliang, a Wuhan doctor who was attacked by the police for trying to sound the alarm - in December - of a "SARS-type virus", dies as a result of the coronavirus. After the news of Li's death, the topics "The Wuhan Government owes Dr. Li Wenliang an apology" and the trend "We want freedom of expression" on China's Twitter-like platform, Weibo, go viral. before disappearing from the heavily censored platform.
February 8, 2020 - FIRST DEATH OF A FOREIGNER
The United States embassy in Beijing confirms that a 60-year-old American citizen died in Wuhan on February 6, marking the first confirmed death of a foreigner.
February 11, 2020 - WHO NAMES COVID-19 AS THE DISEASE CAUSED BY THE NEW CORONAVIRUS
February 14, 2020 — FIRST DEATH IN EUROPE
A Chinese tourist, who tested positive for the virus, dies in France and is the first person to die from the outbreak in Europe.
February 14, 2020 - FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUSES IN AFRICA
Egypt announces its first case of the Wuhan coronavirus, according to a joint statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Health and the WHO. The confirmed case is the first in Africa since the virus was detected.
February 25, 2020 - THE CRISIS IN ITALY BEGINS
In an effort to contain the largest outbreak in Europe, the press office for the Lombardy region of Italy issues a list of cities and towns that are in complete confinement. Around 100,000 people are affected by movement restrictions.
February 26, 2020 - BRAZIL CONFIRMS THE FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUSES IN LATIN AMERICA
The Brazilian Ministry of Health confirms the first contagion of coronavirus in the country. This is a 61-year-old man, resident in São Paulo, who traveled alone, for work, between February 9 and 21, to the Lombardy region in northern Italy. It is the first case of coronavirus in Latin America. As of March 30, Brazil had confirmed 4,252 coronavirus cases and at least 136 deaths.
That day, CDC officials say a patient from California, who is being treated for the new coronavirus, is the first case of unknown origin in the United States. The patient, who had no relevant travel history or exposure to another known patient, is the first possible case of "community spread" in the United States.
That same day, President Trump places Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the United States Government's response to the covid-19 crisis, amid mounting criticism of the White House's handling of the pandemic.
February 28 - THE CORONAVIRUS ARRIVES IN MEXICO
The Government of Mexico confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country. That same day, he confirmed the second case, which was being followed up, and a third, which was confirmed on the night of that Friday. As of March 30, 993 cases of covid-19 had been confirmed in Mexico, with 20 deaths.
February 29, 2020 - FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUSES IN ECUADOR AND STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE USA.
A 70-year-old woman is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Ecuador. The patient is in intensive care with a reserved prognosis. After learning the news, the population crowded the pharmacies to buy masks and alcohol, with the aim of trying to prevent the spread. As of March 30, 1,924 infections had been registered in the country and 58 deaths.
Meanwhile, a health official announces that a patient infected with the new coronavirus, in Washington state, has died, marking the first death due to the virus in the United States. Washington Governor Jay Inslee declares a state of emergency and directs state agencies to use all necessary resources to respond to the spread.
March 1, 2020 - STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE USA
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declares a public health emergency in the state of Florida. In the following days, Kentucky, New York, Maryland, Utah and Oregon declare a state of emergency.
March 3, 2020 - FIRST CASE OF CORONAVIRUSES IN ARGENTINA AND CHILE
The Minister of Health, Ginés González García, confirmed the first case of coronavirus in Argentina. This is an imported case, from Italy, of a person who arrived in the country on March 1. The next day, the study was performed on the person with compatible symptoms, and the study was positive for coronavirus. The patient was isolated in a clinic in Buenos Aires. As of March 30, 820 cases and 21 deaths had been registered in the country.
The first case of coronavirus in Chile was confirmed on March 3 in Talca, a city in the Maule region, south of Santiago, according to the Ministry of Health. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said in a message to Chileans that the affected patient was a 33-year-old Chilean doctor who traveled to Asia and would remain at home where he would have epidemiological surveillance. Since then, and until March 30, 2,440 coronavirus cases and 8 deaths had been confirmed across the country.
Coronavirus cases in Latin America (March 10) 1:21That day, the Federal Reserve emergency cut interest rates by half a percentage point, in an attempt to shake up the US economy amid concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. It was the first emergency, unscheduled cut since 2008, and also marked the biggest one-time cut since then.
March 6, 2020 - REPORT THE FIRST CASE IN COLOMBIA
The Colombian Ministry of Health confirms the first case of coronavirus in Colombia. This is a 19-year-old patient from Milan, Italy, who presented symptoms and sought medical assistance. Samples were taken and the case confirmed. The young man arrived in the country on February 26. Since then and so far, more than 700 cases have been registered in Colombia.
March 8, 2020 - MANDATORY CONFINEMENT IN ITALY
Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signs a decree establishing travel restrictions throughout the Lombardy region and 14 other provinces, limiting the movements of more than 10 million people in the northern part of the country. On March 9, Conte announces that all of Italy is under an emergency shutdown.
March 11, 2020 - WHO DECLARES PANDEMIC
The WHO declares that the spread of covid-19 is already a pandemic. The organization says it is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus.
At the same time, Trump announces restrictions on travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days, in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The ban, which affects the 26 countries in the so-called Schengen area, applies only to foreign citizens and not to U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the U.S., who would be screened before entering the country.
March 13, 2020 - WHO declares Europe as new the epicenter of covid-19
The World Health Organization declared Europe the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. There are more new cases reported in Europe, per day, than those reported by China at the peak of the covid-19 crisis.
WHO: Europe is the epicenter of coronavirus 5:27 March 19, 2020 - FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHINA DOES NOT REPORT NEW CASES
At a press conference, officials from the China National Health Commission report that there are no new cases of locally transmitted coronaviruses, for the first time since the pandemic began.
March 23, 2020 - THE UN CALLS FOR A GLOBAL "STOP THE FIRE"
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres calls for an immediate world ceasefire amid the pandemic to fight "the common enemy."
March 24, 2020 - OLYMPIC GAMES POSTPONED
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, agree to postpone the Olympic Games until 2021 amid the pandemic.
March 25, 2020 - ONE THIRD OF THE WORLD, IN QUARANTINE
Two-thirds of India's 1.34 billion people are under movement restrictions, while countries in Europe remain in quarantine and the United Kingdom has banned people from leaving their homes, except for "very limited" reasons. Several Latin American countries have also mandated mandatory quarantines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
That same day, the White House and the leaders of the Senate reach an agreement on a stimulus package of US $ 2 billion to mitigate the economic damage caused by the pandemic, thus generating one of the most expensive and far-reaching measures in the history of Congress.
March 26, 2020 - USA IT IS ALREADY IN THE COUNTRY WITH THE MOST CASES OF CORONAVIRUSES
The United States is now the country with the most reported cases of coronavirus in the world, above China, where the outbreak originated. At that time, there are at least 82,135 infected in the country, according to the CNN Health count through public health systems. At least 1,195 people have died.
The total includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as all repatriated cases.
March 30 - ITALY EXCEEDS 10,000 DEATHS AND THERE ARE NEW CONFINEMENT ORDERS IN THE WORLD
The death toll continues to rise in Italy and by March 30 has already exceeded 10,000, while Spain registers 7,340 deaths. There seems to be no end in sight for confinements in Europe.
Trump extends the federal guidelines for social distancing until April 30: Americans will be encouraged to avoid leaving their homes and continue to work from home, as infections increase across the country. "The better you do it, the faster this whole nightmare will end," President Trump said.
From Nigeria to Russia, leaders around the world are issuing new confinement orders, but some restrictions are raising concerns about possible abuses of power. The Kremlin has now stepped up efforts to keep Moscow's citizens in their homes, using authoritarian technology and extensive surveillance.
Hungary votes on a bill that could empower Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rule by decree. Still, not everyone takes the pandemic seriously. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko called concerns about the coronavirus a "psychosis" and joked that going to saunas and drinking vodka could prevent infection (both unfounded medical claims). Belarus is one of the few places on earth where professional soccer is still played, ignoring the World Health Organization guidelines for social distancing, and fans love it.
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