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The COVID-19 pandemic in China is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). China was the first country to experience an outbreak of the disease, the first to impose drastic measures in response (including lockdowns and face mask mandates), and ...
In June 2020 the China CDC COVID-19 Emergency Response Team described its elimination strategy. [53] The measures employed to contain new outbreaks include aggressive contact tracing, isolation of infected people, quarantine of their close contacts, large-scale nucleic acid testing and domestic travel restrictions from high-risk areas. [53]
The 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China was the first wave of the disease, and was first manifested as a cluster of mysterious pneumonia cases, mostly related to the Huanan Seafood Market, in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. It was first reported to the local government on 27 December 2019 and published on 31 December.
On 17 April 2020, following the Wuhan government's issuance of a report on accounting for COVID-19 deaths that occurred at home that went previously unreported, as well as the subtraction of deaths that were previously double-counted by different hospitals, the NHC revised their cumulative totals dating to 16 April, adding 325 cumulative cases and 1,290 deaths.
Ecuador's foreign ministry announces the reinstatement of visa requirements for travelers from China, citing an increase in irregular migratory flows from the latter. [39] 21 June – China officially defines Taiwanese separatist behavior as a criminal act. [40] 22 June – Six people are found dead following a landslide in Shanghang County ...
This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, the capital of the province of Hubei in China in December 2019. It ...
City Province Date quarantined Estimated population Source Wuhan: Hubei: 23 January 2020 11,081,000 [27] [28]Huanggang: Hubei: 23 January 2020 6,630,000 [27] [28]Ezhou
January 26 – Leading group on the prevention and control of Coronavirus disease 2019 was established, led by Li Keqiang. [2] The leading group has decided to extend Spring Festival holiday to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. January 27 – Li Keqiang visited Wuhan, center of what became the COVID-19 pandemic, to direct the epidemic prevention ...