Human-to-Human Spread of Coronavirus: NBC News
Human-to-Human Spread of Coronavirus: NBC News
Read the article from NBC News about the pneumonia-like virus detected in Wuhan, China.
Eric Baculinao is a producer based in Beijing. A long-term resident of Beijing who is fluent in Chinese, Baculiano scans Chinese news daily for hints of major new policy trends and insights into the workings of China’s secretive Communist Party and government leadership.
Dawn Liu is a researcher for NBC News based in Beijing.
Yuliya Talmazan is a London-based journalist
Janis Mackey Frayer is a Beijing-based correspondent for NBC News, reporting from Wuhan.
Read about the virus from the World Health Organization.
(Source: Agence France-Presse)
Timeline of New Coronavirus
Dec 31: WHO raises alarm about pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan; China quarantines patients and begins investigation
Jan 1: Seafood market in Wuhan is closed
Jan 9: WHO announces the outbreak is caused by a new coronavirus
Jan 11: Officials announce 1 death and 41 infected
Jan 13: Case reported in Thailand – traveler from Wuhan
Jan 16: A case reported in Japan, another traveler in Wuhan
Jan 17: Second death, and US begins screening air passengers arriving from Wuhan at three airports
Jan 20: Third death and more than 100 cases in China; a case reported in South Korea; China confirms human-to-human transmission
Jan 21: Almost 300 cases reported; cases reported in the US
Jan 25: Lunar New Year holiday
(Source: Agency France-Presse and ScienceAlert)