COVID-19 Timeline

Nov. 17, 2019:

‘Patient Zero’ Is Reportedly Identified By The Chinese Government

“Patient Zero,” believed to be a 55-year-old from the Hubei province, is reportedly identified, according to Chinese government data. The information was reviewed by South China Morning Post. Rumors start to appear on Chinese social media, which suggests Chinese officials knew of the strange virus early.

https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/22/timeline-novel-coronavirus-wuhan-china/



From AXIOS Mar 18, 2020 Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

Dec. 10: 

Wei Guixian, one of the earliest known coronavirus patients, starts feeling ill.

Dec. 16: 

Patient admitted to Wuhan Central Hospital with infection in both lungs but resistant to anti-flu drugs. Staff later learned he worked at a wildlife market connected to the outbreak.

Dec. 27: 

Wuhan health officials are told that a new coronavirus is causing the illness.

Dec. 30:

  • Ai Fen, a top director at Wuhan Central Hospital, posts information on WeChat about the new virus. She was reprimanded for doing so and told not to spread information about it.
  • Wuhan doctor Li Wenliang also shares information on WeChat about the new SARS-like virus. He is called in for questioning shortly afterward.
  • Wuhan health commission notifies hospitals of a “pneumonia of unclear cause” and orders them to report any related information.

Dec. 31:

  • Wuhan health officials confirm 27 cases of illness and close a market they think is related to the virus’ spread.
  • China tells the World Health Organization’s China office about the cases of an unknown illness.

Jan. 1: 

Wuhan Public Security Bureau brings in for questioning eight doctors who had posted information about the illness on WeChat.

  • An official at the Hubei Provincial Health Commission orders labs, which had already determined that the novel virus was similar to SARS, to stop testing samples and to destroy existing samples.

Jan. 2: 

Chinese researchers map the new coronavirus’ complete genetic information. This information is not made public until Jan. 9.

Jan. 3:

The researchers alerted Beijing of their findings — and on Jan. 3, received a gag order from China’s National Health Commission, with instructions to destroy the samples.

https://nypost.com/2020/02/29/china-officials-knew-of-coronavirus-in-december-ordered-cover-up-report-says/

Jan. 7

Xi Jinping becomes involved in the response.

Jan. 8

The alleged cover-up continued when representatives from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 8 visited Wuhan, where officials intentionally withheld information that hospital workers had been infected by patients — a telltale sign of contagion.

Jan. 9: 

China announces it has mapped the coronavirus genome.

Jan. 11–17: 

Important prescheduled CCP meeting held in Wuhan. During that time, the Wuhan Health Commission insists there are no new cases.

Jan. 13: 

First coronavirus case reported in Thailand, the first known case outside China.

Jan. 14: 

WHO announces Chinese authorities have seen “no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus.”

Jan. 15: 

The patient who becomes the first confirmed U.S. case leaves Wuhan and arrives in the U.S., carrying the coronavirus.

Jan. 18:

  • The Wuhan Health Commission announces four new cases.
  • Annual Wuhan Lunar New Year banquet. Tens of thousands of people gathered for a potluck.

Jan. 19: 

Beijing sends epidemiologists to Wuhan.

Jan. 20:

  • The first case announced in South Korea.
  • Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese doctor who is helping to coordinate the coronavirus response, announces the virus can be passed between people.

Jan. 21:

  • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms the first coronavirus case in the United States.
  • CCP flagship newspaper People’s Daily mentions the coronavirus epidemic and Xi’s actions to fight it for the first time.
  • China’s top political commission in charge of law and order warns that “anyone who deliberately delays and hides the reporting of [virus] cases out of his or her own self-interest will be nailed on the pillar of shame for eternity.”

Jan. 23: 

Wuhan and three other cities are put on lockdown. Right around this time, approximately 5 million people leave the city without being screened for the illness.

Wuhan hastily begins to build 1,000 bed hospital

Jan. 24–30: 

China celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday. Hundreds of millions of people are in transit around the country as they visit relatives.

Jan. 24: 

China extends the lockdown to cover 36 million people and starts to rapidly build a new hospital in Wuhan. From this point, very strict measures continue to be implemented around the country for the rest of the epidemic.

Jan 26th


video emerges of bodies in the streets. Shots fired?


Jan 28th,

Video surfaces of Wuhan Apartments welded shut

Jan 28th


Social order breaks down, allegedly in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6MJ3eMEP30&ab_channel=Beezer

Jan 30th,

WHO declares a global health emergency

Jan 31st

Video of apartment welded shut

January 31

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001358647/china-cremating-bodies-in-secret-as-coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-170

February 4

Entire apartment building blocked shut by rock pile

February 5th

Diamond Princess Cruise ship is quarantined off the coast of Japan

February 7th,


Authorities remove dead from sealed apartment

February 8

Video of family forced into quarantine surfaces

February 9th,

Video of Student’s belongings dumped into courtyard. Apartments converted to temporary hospital in Wuhan? belongings from students dumped into courtyard.

我服!!!
#武汉肺炎 #新冠病毒 #征用学校 #武汉软件工程职业学院

Google translate:
I serve! ! ! #Wuhan Software Engineering Vocational College







February 10

Feb 11

February 11th,

Novel Coronavirus is renamed COVID-19

More video


February 12th,

CCP orders over 1 million body bags, converts some factories to body bag production

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/china-communist-party-orders-1-million-body-bags-from-outside-country-shifts-multiple-factories-to-body-bag-production

February 14

February 11th

Citizen Vlogger in China disappears

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/chinese-vlogger-detailing-life-and-death-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-in-wuhan-disappears-allegedly-forcibly-quarantined/vi-BBZUO9p

Feb 12

Google translate:
[Wuhan Fangcai Hospital swore to join the party] [Commitment to “Conservative Party’s Secret, Loyalty to the Party”] In order to accept and treat a large number of patients, Wuhan converted several venues into temporary “square cabin hospitals” The latest footage shows that the patients in the cabin hospital, led by medical staff, wore masks and swore to the party flag to join the party, promising to “conservative party secrets, loyalty to the party It is understood that there are already multiple sheltered hospitals in Wuhan, and temporary party branches have been established

Feb 14

February 15th

February 19th,

Wall Street Journal reporters given 5 days to leave China

It is the first time in two decades that CCP directly expelled journalists.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/19/china-bars-wall-street-journal-reporters-over-derogatory-column

February 20th

Video posted of “Death Houses” with residents boarded in over a month, presumably dead.

February 21

Down Jones begins a 7 day fall, from 28,992 Feb 21, to 25,409 on Feb 28.

February 26th,

Video surfaces of woman saying she saw critically ill patients sent for cremation prior to death

Feb 29th

first Death reported in the U.S.

March 1st,

at 9:50 PM my brother, a 30 year Epidemiologist sends a FB Instant Message to the family in response to the number of questions regarding COVID19. He indicates that it will likely reach pandemic levels, hitting the U.S. within the coming months. Included with the message was this from the blog of Bill Gates.

https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/How-to-respond-to-COVID-19

Is this the first time I am personally aware of the situation? I recall seeing the videos of people being welded into apartments on Twitter.

March 5th,

While I argued at the time for a 1% or less death ratio, based on my past reading on the nature of viral spread, I’m certain that this virus is “Coming to a neighborhood near you”.

March 9-13 Spring Break.

Covid19 is in the news. I remember discussing with relatives the wisdom of canceling trips, especially for the elderly.

March 10, 2020

Michael Osterholm warns (06:48) we should be preparing for a Coronavirus Winter, fears we’re treating it like a blizzard.

March 12th,

Some speculate that the stock market crash will rebound in a few years.

March 13th,

Trump declares a national Emergency

March 15

CDC warns against large gatherings

March 17th

West Virginia reports first COVID-19 case. “meaning the disease is present in all 50 states”. –ABC news.



March 18, 2020

March 19

Screenshot

March 20

Screenshots made on this day:

March 21st

The Date I personally realize the lag between cases and deaths means that citizens, including myself, who calculate mortality percentage using same day case/death totals grossly underestimate how many current cases will actually die.


March 23rd,

The date my brother, an Epidemiologist confirms my estimate of 4.5% Future Mortality rate of Total Active Cases, and warns that if ventilators run out, it could triple.

I notice “unassigned” category. Prisons?


March 25th,


China has lost 21 Million mobile users in the last 3 months


Found March 27th



March 28

March 29th

March 30

March 31st

Wednesday April 1st,

trump Warns a very, very painful two weeks are ahead with possibly 240,000 deaths ahead.

april 2nd

April 4th,

Amazon Driver caught spitting on packages.