COVID-19 Outbreak and National Response (2019–2021)

1. WHO informed of Wuhan pneumonia cluster

   Dec 31, 2019Labels: WHO, Wuhan

   • WHO DON

2. Huanan Seafood Market closed for sanitation

   Jan 1, 2020Labels: Huanan Market, Wuhan

   • WHO DON

3. WHO issues first outbreak notice on Wuhan cases

   Jan 5, 2020Labels: WHO, Disease Outbreak

   • WHO DON

4. Human-to-human transmission publicly confirmed

   Jan 20, 2020Labels: Chinese health, Healthcare workers

   • CNBC
   • Al Jazeera

5. Wuhan transport shutdown begins city lockdown

   Jan 23, 2020Labels: Wuhan lockdown, Transport suspension

   • NHC Timeline
   • SCIO

6. Hubei activates top-level emergency response

   Jan 24, 2020Labels: Hubei Province, Emergency response

   • NHC Timeline
   • SCIO

7. Lunar New Year holiday extended nationwide

   Jan 27, 2020Labels: Lunar New, China

   • Gov cn

8. WHO declares COVID-19 a global health emergency

   Jan 30, 2020Labels: WHO, PHEIC

   • PAHO WHO

9. Huoshenshan Hospital begins accepting patients

   Feb 3, 2020Labels: Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan

   • China Daily
   • Al Jazeera

10. WHO names the disease COVID-19

    Feb 11, 2020Labels: WHO, COVID-19

    • WHO Naming

11. NPC Standing Committee bans illegal wildlife trade for food

    Feb 24, 2020Labels: NPC Standing, Wildlife trade

    • NPC
    • LoC

12. National mourning day held for COVID-19 victims

    Apr 4, 2020Labels: National mourning, China

    • NHC
    • CNBC

13. Wuhan lockdown lifted after 76 days

    Apr 8, 2020Labels: Wuhan lockdown, Reopening

    • NHC
    • CNBC

14. Emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines authorized

    Jun 24, 2020Labels: Emergency use, COVID-19 vaccines

    • NHC

15. Hong Kong national security law enacted by NPCSC

    Jun 30, 2020Labels: NPCSC, Hong Kong

    • Guardian
    • CNBC

16. First COVID-19 vaccine receives conditional market approval

    Dec 31, 2020Labels: Sinopharm, Vaccine approval

    • NHC