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*10 December - Earliest known coronavirus patients starts feeling ill.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-it-all-started-chinas-early-coronavirus-missteps-11583508932</ref>

*10 December - Earliest known coronavirus patients starts feeling ill.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-it-all-started-chinas-early-coronavirus-missteps-11583508932</ref>

*17 December 2019 - First reported death in China <ref>//www.brookings.edu/2020/04/02/the-early-days-of-a-global-pandemic-a-timeline-of-covid-19-spread-and-government-interventions/ </ref>

*17 December 2019 - First reported death in China <ref>//www.brookings.edu/2020/04/02/the-early-days-of-a-global-pandemic-a-timeline-of-covid-19-spread-and-government-interventions/ </ref>

*30 December. Wuhan ophthalmologist Dr. Li Wenliang shares information on WeChat about the new SARS-like virus. He is called in by the Chinese Communist Security Police for questioning shortly afterward.  Ai Fen, a top director at Wuhan Central Hospital, posts information on WeChat about the new virus. She was reprimanded for doing so and ordered not to spread information about it.

*30 December - Wuhan ophthalmologist Dr. Li Wenliang shares information on WeChat about the new SARS-like virus. He is called in by the Chinese Communist Security Police for questioning shortly afterward.  Ai Fen, a top director at Wuhan Central Hospital, posts information on WeChat about the new virus. She was reprimanded for doing so and ordered not to spread information about it.

:*Health officials issued a document (pdf) forbidding all medical institutes or individuals from disclosing any information regarding the new disease.<ref>https://www.nchrd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%E5%85%B3%E4%BA%8E%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%BD%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E%E6%95%91%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E7%9A%84%E7%B4%A7%E6%80%A5%E9%80%9A%E7%9F%A5.pdf</ref>

:*Health officials issued a document (pdf) forbidding all medical institutes or individuals from disclosing any information regarding the new disease.<ref>https://www.nchrd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/%E5%85%B3%E4%BA%8E%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%BD%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%8E%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E%E6%95%91%E6%B2%BB%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E7%9A%84%E7%B4%A7%E6%80%A5%E9%80%9A%E7%9F%A5.pdf</ref>

*31 December. [[Taiwan]] warns the World Health Organization (WHO) of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/20/who-taiwan-coronavirus-warning/</ref>

*31 December - [[Taiwan]] warns the World Health Organization (WHO) of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/20/who-taiwan-coronavirus-warning/</ref>

:*China reports outbreak to [[World Health Organization]], according to the [[leftwing]] [[Brookins Institute]]. <ref>//www.brookings.edu/2020/04/02/the-early-days-of-a-global-pandemic-a-timeline-of-covid-19-spread-and-government-interventions/ /</ref>

:*The [[leftwing]] [[Brookings Institute]] claims "China" reported outbreak to [[World Health Organization]].<ref>//www.brookings.edu/2020/04/02/the-early-days-of-a-global-pandemic-a-timeline-of-covid-19-spread-and-government-interventions/ /</ref>

*3 January. Doctors who posted warning about the Chinese coronavirus forced to plead guilty and sign confessions admitting to 'rumor-mongering' and 'distrubing the public order' by the Chinese communist Security Police.

*3 January - Doctors who posted warning about the Chinese coronavirus forced to plead guilty and sign confessions admitting to 'rumor-mongering' and 'distrubing the public order' by the Chinese communist Security Police.

*6-17 January. Wuhan authorities reported almost zero new cases of coronavirus.<ref>https://www.ntd.com/a-timeline-of-events-leading-up-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china_442592.html</ref>

*6-17 January. Wuhan authorities reported almost zero new cases of coronavirus.<ref>https://www.ntd.com/a-timeline-of-events-leading-up-to-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china_442592.html</ref>

*14 January. World Health Organization publicly proclaims, "Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China🇨🇳."<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/18/flashback-who-china-coronavirus-contagious/</ref>

*14 January - World Health Organization publicly proclaims, "Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China🇨🇳."<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/18/flashback-who-china-coronavirus-contagious/</ref>

*15 January. - In a dramatic "historic" event televised by CNN and MSNBC, [[Democrats]] slow walk impeachment articles to the Senate.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2020/04/01/two-fateful-events-occurred-on-january-15-one-loud-one-quiet-have-changed-the-u.s.-for</ref>

*15 January - In a dramatic "historic" event televised by CNN and MSNBC, [[Democrats]] slow walk impeachment articles to the Senate.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2020/04/01/two-fateful-events-occurred-on-january-15-one-loud-one-quiet-have-changed-the-u.s.-for</ref>

:*A 35-year-old man had just returned from visiting his family in Wuhan, China to Washington State’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. . Five days later, on January 20, he would become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus.<ref>https://twitter.com/JohnAshbrook/status/1244993365038501889</ref>

:*A 35-year-old man had just returned from visiting his family in Wuhan, China to Washington State’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. . Five days later, on January 20, he would become the first person in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus.<ref>https://twitter.com/JohnAshbrook/status/1244993365038501889</ref>

*18 January 2020 -  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar briefs President Trump about the severity of the crisis <ref> //intelnews.org/2020/03/21/01-2742// </ref>

*18 January 2020 -  Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar briefs President Trump about the severity of the crisis <ref> //intelnews.org/2020/03/21/01-2742// </ref>

*23 January - Chinese Communist Party goes public about Wuhan virus epidemic. Wuhan and three other cities are put on lockdown.   

*23 January - Chinese Communist Party goes public about Wuhan virus epidemic. Wuhan and three other cities are put on lockdown.   

*24 January - Chinese Communist Party extends lockdown to cover 36 million people and starts to building quarantine camps in Wuhan.  

*24 January - Chinese Communist Party extends lockdown to cover 36 million people and starts to building quarantine camps in Wuhan.  

*24-30 January. China celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday. Hundreds of millions of people are in transit around the country as they visit relatives. Approximately 5 million people have left Wuhan without being screened for the Chinese coronavirus.

*24-30 January - China celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday. Hundreds of millions of people are in transit around the country as they visit relatives. Approximately 5 million people have left Wuhan without being screened for the Chinese coronavirus.

*27 January - Vice President Mike Pence, head of the Coronavirus Task Force, outlines the Trump administration's efforts to work with China to counter coronavirus.

*27 January - Vice President Mike Pence, head of the Coronavirus Task Force, outlines the Trump administration's efforts to work with China to counter coronavirus.

*30 January 2020 – WHO declares a world health emergency. More than 9000 cases worldwide. <ref> https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-timeline-tracking-critical-moments-covid-19-n1154341 /</ref>

*30 January 2020 – WHO declares a world health emergency. More than 9000 cases worldwide. <ref> https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-timeline-tracking-critical-moments-covid-19-n1154341 /</ref>