The first known case of an infected patient in Wuhan, a stall operator from the Huanan Seafood Market.
- WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
- 27 cases of pneumonia
Huanan seafood market closed
44 cases of virus pneumonia
59 cases of virus pneumonia
41 cases of COVID-19 pneumonia
41 cases (including two deaths) have been confirmed in Wuhan City with three confirmed cases in travellers detected in Thailand (2 cases) and Japan (1 case).
At 2AM, authorities in Wuhan suddenly issued the order to close off the city. From 10AM that same day, all public buses, subways, ferries, long-distance buse and other transport services would be suspended; the airport and train stations would be shuttered
Up to noon, a total of 14 cities in Hubei provincee would be brought into the quarantine zone. 35 million people are concerned.
The COVID-19 epidemic was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by WHO
Huoshen Montain Hospital accepted the first patient
Wuhan FireEye labortory
FangCang Hospital
the Director-General of WHO characterised the COVID-19 situation as a pandemic
The USA has suspended all travel from 26 European countries
- Wuhan International Airport has a catchment population of 19 million individuals