Earliest detected case of probable coronavirus First person to later test positive begins showing symptoms Doctor Li Wenliang warns his students about a SARS-like illness WHO China Country Office receives first reports The new coronavirus is isolated Disease is first associated with the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan China shares the DNA sequence of the new coronavirus Hubei goes into lockdown First death outside of China, in the Philippines Second death reported outside of China, in Japan Third death outside of China First time there are more cases reported from outside of China The global number of cases surpasses 100.000 Over 100 countries have laboratory-confirmed cases WHO declares the coronavirus a pandemic Europe becomes the epicenter of the pandemic The number of cases worldwide is over 200.000 The first vaccine trial begins The number of cases worldwide surpasses 300.000 Number of cases surpasses 400.000 500.00 confirmed cases worldwide Number of cases surpasses 600.000 700.000 cases worldwide Over 800.000 cases worldwide More than 900.000 cases worldwide 1.000.000 cases worldwide A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive 2.000.000 cases worldwide 3.000.000 cases worldwide 4.000.000 cases worldwide 5.000.000 cases worldwide 6.000.000 cases worldwide

44 cases in China Thailand confirms the first imported case of 2019-nCoV Japan confirms first imported case of 2019-nCoV First case in the Republic of Korea First case reported in the United States of America First cases in Europe and Oceania First case in Malaysia First case in Canada Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Germany report cases First cases in the Eastern Mediterranean First cases in Finland, India and the Philippines First cases reported in Italy Several new cases in Europe 10 cases reported aboard the Cruise Ship Diamond Princess First cases in Belgium First reported case in the African continent, in Egypt First case in Iran First cases in Lebanon and Israel First case in Kuwait Cases in four new countries Cases in four new countries Nine new countries and territories report cases Cases reported in five new countries Cases in Mexico and San Marino are reported Azerbaijan, Ecuador, Ireland, Monaco and Qatar report cases Six new countries and regions report cases Eight new countries report cases Argentina, Chile, Poland and Ukraine report cases Five new countries report cases Four new countries Five territories report cases Eight new countries report cases Three new countries report cases Five new countries report cases Four new countries report cases Four new countries report cases Five new countries Twelve new countries Nine new areas report cases Four new countries report cases Eight new countries report cases Montenegro reports first COVID-19 case Seven new countries report cases Six new countries report cases Six new regions report cases Four new countries report cases Three new countries report cases Four new countries report cases First cases in Laos and Lybia are reported First cases in Mali, Guine Bissau and St Kitts and Nevis Anguilla and British Virgin Islands report cases Mariana Islands report first case

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