Timeline of Covid (mostly from
ABCNews):
Dec. 31, 2019: WHO says mysterious pneumonia
sickening dozens in China
Jan. 11, 2020: China reports 1st novel
coronavirus death
Jan. 23, 2020: China imposes strict lockdown in
Wuhan
Jan. 30, 2020: WHO declares global health
emergency
Feb. 5, 2020: Diamond Princess cruise ship
quarantined
Feb. 11, 2020: Novel coronavirus renamed COVID-19
Feb. 26, 2020: 1st case of suspected local transmission
in United States
Feb. 29, 2020: 1st death reported in United
States
March 3, 2020: CDC lifts restrictions for virus
testing
March 12, 2020: U.S. Dow stocks plunge 10%,
biggest drop since 1987
March 13, 2020: Trump declares national emergency
March 15, 2020: CDC warns against large
gatherings
March 17, 2020: Coronavirus now present in all 50
states
March 17, 2020: Northern Californians ordered to
'shelter in place'
March 18, 2020: China reports no new local
infections
March 19, 2020: Italy's death toll surpasses
China's
March 20, 2020: New York City declared US
outbreak epicenter
March 24, 2020: Japan postpones Olympics
March 24, 2020: India announces 21-day complete
lockdown
March 26, 2020: United States leads the world in
COVID-19 cases
March 27, 2020: Trump signs $2 trillion stimulus
bill to help U.S. economy
March 27, 2020: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
tests positive
April 2, 2020: Global cases hit 1 million
April 9, 2020: Evidence that first COVID-19 cases
in NYC came from Europe
April 14, 2020: President Trump announced
his decision to halt U.S. funding to the WHO, alleging the U.S. would review
alleged mismanagement & cover-up efforts.
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