The 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China was the first wave of the disease, and was first manifested as a cluster of mysterious pneumonia cases, mostly related to the Huanan …

The FRONTLINE documentary China’s COVID Secrets tells the story of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that would overtake the world, and how Chinese doctors, scientists, health...

Their analysis suggests that China had its first case of the respiratory disease back in early October or November 2019 before it spread globally by January 2020. These findings support...

China publicly shared the genetic sequence of COVID-19. 13 January 2020. Officials confirm a case of COVID-19 in Thailand, the first recorded case outside of China. 14 January 2020.

For this reason, information from Chinese authorities (Wuhan City Health Committee, 2020) and those of the WHO (WHO, 2020a) stated that the December 8, 2019, marked the onset of the first …

On January 23, two days before the country celebrated Chinese New Year, the streets of Wuhan fell silent: some 11 million people were put under tight quarantine, and face masks and social...

As cases continue to mount globally, China announces the closure of its borders in a bid to contain the virus. Three weeks earlier, the authorities had ordered 14 days of mandatory quarantine for...

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic is a major public health emergency that has spread the fastest, caused the most extensive infections and been the hardest to contain since …

13 January - The first case outside China is confirmed. The WHO says a traveller from Wuhan was identified by officials in Thailand on 8 January and taken to hospital the same day.

In December, a viral outbreak started in Wuhan, China and has since spread throughout the world — giving rise to fears of a global crisis. The virus, originally dubbed 2019-nCoV and later...