Sunday, June 20, 2021

Basic timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic

This post is a basic timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic as of June 20th, 2021. There are 24 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • First discovered in Wuhan, China (Dec 2019)
  • Wuhan Municipal Health Commission releases warning of outbreak (Dec 31,2019)
  • Huanan Seafood Market closed for disinfection (Jan 1, 2020)
  • Japan has first confirmed case (Jan 16, 2020)
  • South Korea has first confirmed case (Jan 20, 2020)
  • United States has first confirmed case (Jan 23, 2020)
  • World Health Organization declares emergency (Jan 30, 2020 )
  • United States places restrictions on flights to China (Jan 31, 2020)
  • Italy has first confirmed case (Jan 31, 2020)
  • United States has first death (February 6, 2020)
  • Iran reports first deaths (Feb 19, 2020)
  • World Health Organization declares pandemic (Mar 11, 2020)
  • Italy overtakes China for most cases (Mar 19, 2020)
  • United States overtakes Italy for most cases (Mar 26, 2020)
  • Pfizer releases vaccine trail results show 90% effectiveness (Nov 9, 2020)
  • FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (Dec 10, 2020)
  • FDA approves Moderna vaccine (Dec 17, 2020)
  • United Kingdom variant discovered (Dec 14, 2020)
  • South Africa variant discovered (Dec 18, 2020)
  • Brazil variant discovered (Jan 12, 2021)
  • Delta variant discovered in India (Feb 2021)
  • FDA approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine (Feb 27, 2021)
  • AstraZenca vaccine banned in several counties (Mar 12, 2021)
  • Johnson & Johnson vaccine temporarily banned in United States (Apr 13 - Apr 23, 2021)