*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>
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*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>
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*31 December 2019 – China reports 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>
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*31 December 2019 – China reports 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>
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*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>
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*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>
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*24 February 2020 – Fifty-three confirmed cases of the virus in the United States. President Trump tweeted: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA” <ref>://intelnews.org/2020/03/21/01-2742//</ref>
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*21 January 2020 – United States announces first confirmed case, a Washington man in his early thirties. <ref> https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-timeline-tracking-critical-moments-covid-19-n1154341/</ref>
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*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>
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*24 February 2020 – Fifty-three confirmed cases of the virus in the United States. President Trump tweeted: “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA” <ref> //intelnews.org/2020/03/21/01-2742// </ref>
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*11 March 2020 – WHO declares the outbreak can be characterized as a pandemic. <ref> https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/coronavirus-timeline-tracking-critical-moments-covid-19-n1154341/ </ref>