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  China alerted WHO to several cases of unusual pneumonia in Wuhan. The virus was unknown.
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  Cientifics announced that they had identified a new virus, the virus was named 2019-nCoV and was identified that bolong to the coronavirus family, which includes SARS and the common cold.
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  The Chinese health official reports his first death from coronavirus, a 61-year-old man died on January 9 after respiratory failure due to severe pneumonia.
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  the WHO reported a case in Thailand, from a woman who had arrived from Wuhan.
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  Japan confirmed a man was infected that also arrived from Wuhan.
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  China reported a third death and more than 200 infections, with cases also reported outside Hubei province including in the capital Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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  Wuhan was placed under effective quarantine , as air and rail departures were suspended.
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  The first cases in Europe are reported, starting with France.
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  the death rices in China to 106 and 4,515 people in China were reported to be infected.
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  WHO declared coronavirus a global emergency.
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  Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom confirmed their first cases of the virus.
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  The first death outside China, of a Chinese man from Wuhan, was reported in the Philippines.
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  Japan announces 10 people infectedin the Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama Bay.
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  500 people passed away worldwide due to coronavirus.
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  more flights evacuating US citizens from Wuhan and the WHO reaffirmed there was "no known effective treatment" for the coronavirus.
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  Iran reported two deaths from the coronavirus, hours after confirming its first cases.
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  South Korea reported its first death from the coronavirus.
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  Estonia, Denmark, Northen Ireland and the Netherlands reported their first coronavirus cases. The number of infections passed 82,000 worldwide, including more than 2,800 deaths.
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  The first infected patient in Mexico, a 35-year-old man contracted the virus during a trip to Bergamo, Italy, where he was in contact with a man who also tested positive.
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  Saudi Arabia's health ministry announced its first coronavirus case.
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  Coronavirus had killed nearly 3,500 people and infected another 102,000 people across more than 90 countries.
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  Italy overtook China as the country with the most coronavirus deaths.
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  Spain reported 6,600 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 39,673
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  The total number of coronavirus cases globally surpassed 500,000.
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  Nowdays COVID-19 cases surpassed 1 million and the worldwide death total from the disease is 50,000.
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