Covid-19

By Alex Kreidler

  • First Detectable Case

    First Detectable Case
    On the first of December 2019, the first symptom onset was dated. At this point it wasn't called Covid-19 . The people in Wuhan didn't know the infectiveness of the sickness.

  • Covid-19 Is Now Contagious

    Covid-19 Is Now Contagious
    China first found out that Covid-19 was contagious, they sent out a cellphone message to the people in Wuhan that the virus is contagious.

  • The WHO Finds Out

    The WHO Finds Out
    Finally after a month if not more the Chinese government told the WHO.

  • The US Gets Notified

    The US Gets Notified
    After keeping the secret for a month or more China tells the WHO, then the Chinese told Trump and the rest of the US government.

  • Covid-19 Spread

    Covid-19 Spread
    The map shows the spread of the virus early on (early May).

  • First Death In China

    First Death In China
    The Chinese identifies the first known death of Covid-19.

  • First Case Outside Of Wuhan

    First Case Outside Of Wuhan
    The first case of the coronavirus outside of the birth place; Wuhan, China, was in Thailand.

  • First Japanese Case

    First Japanese Case
    The Japanese government confirmed the countries first case in Kanagawa Prefecture when travelers tested positive after arriving from home Wuhan.

  • First Case In Taiwan

    First Case In Taiwan
    The first confirmed case came from a 50 year old woman who had been teaching in Wuhan, China came home to the greater Taipei area.

  • First Vietnamese Case

    First Vietnamese Case
    The virus first spread to Vietnam when two Chinese tourists traveling to Ho Chi Minh City tested positive.

  • First Case In France

    First Case In France
    The first cases in France came from 5 people coming from China. They tested in Bordeaux, France in mid to late January.

  • First Canadian Case

    First Canadian Case
    A man in his 50s coming back from Wuhan, landed in Toronto and then became sick.

  • First German Case

    First German Case
    The first known case of the virus in Germany was in late January near Munich, Bavaria.

  • First Case In The UK

    First Case In The UK
    The first case was recorded when two Chinese nationals became sick at a local York hospital. Although the news wasn't made public until the 31st.

  • First Russian Case

    First Russian Case
    Two Chinese citizens traveling to Tyumen Siberia tested positive but both cases were contained.

  • First Italian Case

    First Italian Case
    The Covid-19 virus first appeared in Italy when two Chinese tourists traveling in Italy tested positive.

  • First Case And Death In US

    First Case And Death In US
    The first case was a 35 year old man in Washington State, January, 23, 2020. The first death was a person in California, February, 6, 2020.

  • First Colorado Case

    First Colorado Case
    Colorado officials confirm first two cases in the state.

  • First Death In Colorado

    First Death In Colorado
    A woman in her 80s died of Covid-19 in El Paso County.