-
having probelms
The first cases of pneumonia detected in Wuhan are reported to the WHO. During this period, the virus is still unknown. The cases occur between December 12 and 29, according to Wuhan health authorities. -
We have to make a change
90 days of coronavirus: more than 770,000 cases and more than 36,000 deaths, and a third of the world population in quarantine due to a crisis that has not yet seen its end -
world start changing
China's health authorities shut down the Huanan wholesale seafood market after it was discovered that wild animals sold there may be the source of the virus. -
Trump does something
The Donald Trump administration announces that it will deny entry to foreigners who have traveled to China in the past 14 days. -
SARS/MERS
China announces that the unknown cases of pneumonia in Wuhan do not correspond to SARS or MERS. In a statement, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission says a retrospective investigation into the outbreak was launched. -
First dead
The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission announces the first death from the coronavirus. A 61-year-old man, exposed to the virus at the seafood market, died on January 9 after respiratory failure following severe pneumonia. -
Doing something
China Shares Coronavirus Genetic Sequence for Countries to Develop Diagnostic Kits -
Contact starts
En Japón, las autoridades confirman que un hombre japonés que viajó a Wuhan está infectado con el virus. -
2nd death
Chinese health officials confirm that a second person died in the country. The United States is responding to the outbreak by implementing symptom screening tests at San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles airports. -
10 deaths
More than 100 people have died in China from the coronavirus -
USA is involved
The United States confirms the first person-to-person transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus. Coronavirus cases rise to more than 9,600, as does the death toll of 170. There are more than 100 cases in 20 locations outside of China. The World Health Organization declares the coronavirus an international public health emergency. -
Diamond Princess cruise ship
The Japanese Ministry of Health announces that 10 people aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked in Yokohama Bay, have confirmed cases of coronavirus. The vessel, which transports more than 3,700 people, is scheduled for quarantine to end on February 19. -
At next day
The global death from coronavirus exceeds 500 people. -
1,000 people lives
The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 1,000 people worldwide, the vast majority in mainland China. -
COVID-19
The WHO names the coronavirus as COVID-19. -
1500 DEATHS
A Chinese tourist who was diagnosed with the virus dies in France, becoming the first person to die from the outbreak in Europe. The death toll from the coronavirus is 1,500. -
Italy starts
No one really knows how the outbreak started. The first cases came to light in late January when two Chinese tourists from Wuhan, the zero zone of the outbreak in China, already showed symptoms in Italy. It start being a pandemic -
Italy
On February 21, authorities reported that a 38-year-old man identified as Mattia, who lives in Codogno, a city of 16,000 people 60 km from Milan, considered the epicenter of the Italian outbreak, was infected. -
Italy is having way too much contact
Los casos aparecidos en Austria, Croacia, Grecia, Suiza, Argelia, Francia, España, Alemania, México y Brasil están relacionados con personas que viajan al norte de Italia. -
brazil
The first confirmed case in Brazil, the first in Latin America, was on a business trip in Lombardy from February 9 to 21 -
WHO
The WHO gave the results of the COVID-19 mortality rate, which is 3.4% in China, while outside of this country it is 1.3%. -
Mexico used to be clear
México no tiene vuelos directos a Italia, pero sí a varias ciudades europeas con conexión, como Madrid, Barcelona, París, Londres o Ámsterdam. -
Some myths
A particularly widespread myth is that the coronavirus cannot be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates.
Another misconception is that exposing yourself to extreme cold can also kill the virus, for the same reason: body temperature remains stable.
It is also false that the new coronavirus does not infect children, as some people have misinterpreted.