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Coronavirus first appeared
The government in Wuhan, China, confirmed that health authorities were treating dozens of cases. -
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China - First report to zero local infections
China reported no new local infections, a milestone in the ongoing fight against the pandemic. The news signaled that an end to China’s epidemic could be in sight. -
First death reported
A 61 year old man, died from an illness caused by the virus, which had infected dozens of people. -
Additional Countries confirm cases
The first confirmed cases outside mainland China occurred in Japan, South Korea and Thailand, according to the World Health Organization’s first situation report. The first confirmed case in the United States came the next day in Washington State, where a man in his 30s developed symptoms after returning from a trip to Wuhan. -
First case in Canada
A man in his 50s who arrived in Toronto from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the outbreak, becomes the first "presumptive" case of the new coronavirus in Canada. The man called 911 as soon as he got sick with relatively minor symptoms and was placed in isolation in Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital. -
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COVID-cases reported to date
Number of confirmed cases - 14,404
Number of deaths - 258 -
W.H.O. declares a global health emergency.
A “public health emergency of international concern” was officially declared by the W.H.O. China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that it would continue to work with the W.H.O. and other countries to protect public health, and the U.S. State Department warned travelers to avoid China. -
First Coronavirus death reported outside China.
A 44-year-old man in the Philippines died after being infected, officials said, the first death reported outside China. -
Virus gets a new name - COVID-19
he World Health Organization proposed an official name for the disease. Covid-19, an acronym that stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The name makes no reference to any of the people, places, or animals associated with the coronavirus, given the goal to avoid stigma. -
COVID-19 as of today in Canada
