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Index Case in Guangdong
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Period: to
305 cases + 5 deaths
From an unknown acute respiratory system -
Liu Jian Lun checked into the Metropole
He checked into the 9th floor, and had treated patients with symptons similar to pneumonia. -
Carlo Urbani first identified virus in an American businessman Johnny Chen, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Period: to
"Mystery disease" spread, killing 60 staff.
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Identified virus as corona virus which had jumped species
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First case in Canada
Toronto Pubic Health HQ, mother and son died after returning from Hong Kong -
CDC activates its Emergency Operations Center
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Worldwide Alert Announced
A worldwide alert was announced by WHO, with a list of symptons, and complied guidelines to hospitals on how to construct isolation camps. -
Found index case - Metropole
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306 cases worldwide
Reached US, Britain, Taiwan, Thailand, Phillipines, Germany, etc. All linked to Hong Kong via flights -
Chinese government discloses number of cases was far higher than reported
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SARS outbreak contained worldwide
