A coronavirus outbreak occurred on December 8, 2019 or earlier in Wuhan, China, apparently first discovered in a food marketplace where wild animals in cages for human consumption were sold (including cats and snakes. See also: [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]]). With [[globalism]] encouraging trade and travel between countries, this coronavirus spread quickly to the United States after the Beijing central government admitted to the outbreak. Five confirmed infections and many more suspected ones here,<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/26/799726161/coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-arizona-bringing-u-s-total-to-5 Coronavirus Case Confirmed In Arizona, Bringing U.S. Total To 5]</ref> and 56 deaths confirmed worldwide within days.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-update-death-toll-grows-spreading Coronavirus: 56 dead and 1,975 infected as Canada reports 1st case]</ref> | A coronavirus outbreak occurred on December 8, 2019 or earlier in Wuhan, China, apparently first discovered in a food marketplace where wild animals in cages for human consumption were sold (including cats and snakes. See also: [[Cat slaughtering practices in China]]). With [[globalism]] encouraging trade and travel between countries, this coronavirus spread quickly to the United States after the Beijing central government admitted to the outbreak. Five confirmed infections and many more suspected ones here,<ref>[https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/01/26/799726161/coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-arizona-bringing-u-s-total-to-5 Coronavirus Case Confirmed In Arizona, Bringing U.S. Total To 5]</ref> and 56 deaths confirmed worldwide within days.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/health/coronavirus-update-death-toll-grows-spreading Coronavirus: 56 dead and 1,975 infected as Canada reports 1st case]</ref> |