From Wikipedia (Cause I'm a lazy arse - the citations are there - go dig them out if you want)
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A pneumonia cluster of unknown cause was observed on 26 December and treated by the doctor Zhang Jixian in Hubei Provincial Hospital, who informed the Wuhan Jianghan CDC on 27 December.
[460][461] On 30 December, a group of doctors at Wuhan Central Hospital alerted their colleagues of a "SARS-like coronavirus". Eight of these doctors, including
Li Wenliang,
[462] were admonished by the police for spreading false rumours, and another, Ai Fen, was reprimanded by her superiors for raising the alarm.
[463] The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission later released a public notice on 31 December and informed the WHO.
[303][464][465] Enough cases of unknown pneumonia had been reported to health authorities in Wuhan to trigger an investigation in early January.
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During the early stages of the outbreak, the number of cases doubled approximately every seven and a half days.
[466] In early and mid-January 2020, the virus spread to other
Chinese provinces, helped by the
Chinese New Year migration and Wuhan being a transport hub and major rail interchange.
[2] On 20 January, China reported nearly 140 new cases in one day, including two people in Beijing and one in
Shenzhen.
[467] Later official data shows that 6,174 people had already developed symptoms by 20 January 2020.
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On 10 January, based on reports from Chinese authorities, the WHO issued a travel advisory asking travellers to follow guidelines "to reduce the general risk of acute respiratory infections while travelling in or from affected areas (currently Wuhan City)".
[469] While noting that the mode of transmission of the virus was unclear, it advised against "the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China". On 12 January, based on additional information from the Chinese
National Health Commission, the WHO stated that "at this stage, there is no infection among healthcare workers, and no clear evidence of human to human transmission."
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People queueing outside a
Wuhan pharmacy to buy face masks and medical supplies
On 13 January, the first known case of the virus outside China was confirmed in Thailand, being that of a Chinese traveller. WHO stated it had expected such cases, and called for "on-going active monitoring and preparedness in other countries".
[471] On 20 January, the Chinese National Health Commission confirmed that human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 had already occurred.
[472] On 24 January, the WHO updated its travel advisory by recommending entry and exit screenings while continuing to advise against travel restrictions.
[473] On 27 January, the WHO assessed the risk of COVID-19 to be "high at the global level".
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On 30 January, the WHO declared the outbreak to be a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern, warning that "all countries should be prepared for containment, including active surveillance, early detection, isolation and case management,
contact tracing and prevention of onward spread" of the virus.
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Timeline
Christmas - One Chinese doctor reports to Wuhan CDC of a pneumonia cluster of unknown cause
30 December - Eight doctors alerted their colleagues of a "SARS-like coronavirus". The authorities think they're all bat-shit crazy.
1 January - The market of evil is closed .
Early January - Wuhan informs the WHO and starts an investigation.
10 January - based on reports from Chinese authorities, the WHO issues a travel advisory
20 January - the Chinese National Health Commission confirmed that human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 had already occurred
23 January - China locks down an an entire province of 11.08 million people.
27 January - the WHO assessed the risk of COVID-19 to be "high at the global level
30 January, - the WHO declared the outbreak to be a
Public Health Emergency of International Concern,
I don't want to juxtapose the response of other countries here. (Let's just say there are some politicians who still say this is just another flu) But this shit escalated in literally 2 weeks to the biggest shit-fest ever. At what point was the great cover-up you keep talking about, and what should they have done differently?
