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EARLY TIMELINE OF CARONAVIRUS ENTRY TO USA

December 31, 2019: China reports the discovery of the coronavirus to the World Health Organization. And on same day,

December 31: Chinese officials in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province confirmed dozens of cases of pneumonia from an unknown cause

January 3, 2020: CDC Director Robert Redfield sent an email to the director of the Chinese CDC, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus.

January 5: CDC Director Redfield sent another email to the Chinese CDC Director, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak,

January 6: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a level I travel notice for Wuhan, China due to the spreading coronavirus.

January 7: The CDC established a coronavirus incident management system to better share and respond to information about the virus.

January 11: The CDC updated a Level 1 travel health notice for Wuhan, China.

January 11: China reported its first known death from an illness caused by the coronavirus. The patient was a 61-year-old man in Wuhan.

January 14: WHO said there may have been human-to-human transmission of the virus, Reuters reported. Befor this date the Chinese and WHO didn’t think it was a human to human transmission.

January 15: Li Qun, head of the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) emergency center, claims the risk of human-to-human transmission is “low,” the Journal reported.

January 17: After 12 days, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission started giving daily updates on new cases of the coronavirus.

January 17: The CDC began implementing public health entry screening at the 3 U.S. airports that received the most travelers from Wuhan – San Francisco, New York JFK, and Los Angeles.

January 18: Despite the presence of the caronavirus, Wuhan holds a “potluck” banquet for 40,000 “families” to try and break a world record, the New York Times reported. There were no warnings or restrictions about the new virus.

January 20: Dr. Fauci announces the National Institutes of Health is already working on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.

January 21: The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide support to the coronavirus response.

January 21: The United States announced its first confirmed coronavirus case — a man in his 30s in Washington state

January 23: China placed Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, under quarantine orders. All flights and trains departing from the city were canceled, and buses, subways and ferries within the city were suspended. Wuhan is finally locked down, however about 5 million people had already fled the city, many, undoubtedly carrying the virus.

January 23: The CDC sought a “special emergency authorization” from the FDA to allow states to use its newly developed coronavirus test.

January 25: Chinese New Year – millions of Chinese from all over the world return to their homeland to celebrate this important holiday in the Chinese tradition. They later returned to their residences, spreading the virus all over the world. There was no warning issued from the Chinese government.

January 27: President Trump tweeted that he made an offer to President Xi Jinping to send experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak.

January 27: The CDC issued a level III travel health notice urging Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China due to the coronavirus.

January 27: The White House Coronavirus Task Force started meeting to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.

January 29: The White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.

January 30: WHO declared the outbreak a global public health emergency as more than 9,000 cases were reported worldwide, including in 18 countries beyond China.

January 31: The Trump Administration: 1. Declared the coronavirus a public health emergency.
2. Announced Chinese travel restrictions.
3. Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.

President Trump bans Travel from China, declares a national emergency, and orders 1st Quarantine in 50 Years. At this point in time there is one only reported death attributed to Caronavirus in the US.

February 2: The CDC expanded enhanced entry screening to eight major airports across the nation.

February 4: President Trump vowed in his State of the Union Address to “take all necessary steps” to protect Americans from the coronavirus.

February 5: The Trump Administration and health officials briefed lawmakers on the Federal Government’s coronavirus response efforts.

February 9: The White House Coronavirus Task Force briefed governors from across the nation at the National Governors’ Association Meeting in Washington.