Mount Pleasant Magazine Documenting Covid-19

17 www.CoronavirusMag.com | www.ReadMPM.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com DECEMBER 2019 – Chinese officials in Wuhan, China, confirm dozens of cases of pneumonia from an unknown cause. – The outbreak is identified as a new coronavirus. - ---------------------------------------------------- – China reports its first known death from an illness caused by the coronavirus—a 61-year-old man fromWuhan. --------------------------------------------------- – The World Health Organization reports confirmed cases of coronavirus in Thailand, Japan and South Korea. ------------------------------------------------------------------ – The United States announces its first confirmed coronavirus case—a man in his 30s in Washington state. --------------------------------------------------- – Wuhan, a Chinese city of 11 million people, goes into quarantine. --------------------------------------------------- – The World Health Organization declares the outbreak of a global public health emergency as more than 9,000 cases are reported worldwide, including 18 countries. ------------------------------------------------------------------ – The White House bars entry for most foreign nationals who had traveled to China within the last 14 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------ – Princess Cruises confirms that a passenger who sailed aboard the Diamond Princess from Yokohama, Japan, on January 20 and disembarked in Hong Kong on January 25 had coronavirus. ------------------------------------------------------------------ – The first coronavirus death is reported outside of China—a 44-year-old Wuhan resident who passed away in the Philippines. ------------------------------------------------------ – The Diamond Princess, a ship with 3,700 passengers and crew, begins quarantine in Japan. COVID–19 Timeline 31 ST JANUARY 2020 7 TH 11 TH 20 TH 30 TH 21 ST 23 RD 31 ST FEBRUARY 2020 1 ST 2 ND 4 TH