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Beginnings of COVID-19
The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission (Hubei Province, China) reports a cluster of pneumonia cases in the city. It is later determined that they are caused by a new coronavirus. -
Report on social media
The WHO reports on social networks the existence of a conglomerate of pneumonia cases - no deaths - in Wuhan (Hubei province). -
More shoots
WHO publishes its first part on epidemic outbreaks related to the new virus, a technical publication of reference for the global research and public health community and the media. -
Recommendations are published to follow
A list of technical guidance is published online with recommendations for all countries on how to detect cases, conduct laboratory tests, and manage potential cases. -
The covid-19 virus is revealed
China makes public the genetic sequence of the virus that causes COVID-19 -
Possibly pandemic
Concerned by the alarming levels of spread of the disease and its severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction, the WHO determines in its evaluation that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. -
Treatment search begins
WHO and its partners create an international clinical trial to generate robust data from around the world to find the most effective treatments against COVID-19 -
More strategies
With numerous health facilities around the world concerned about all COVID-19 patients seeking medical care, WHO publishes a manual for setting up and operating a respiratory infection treatment center in health care facilities with the in order to optimize patient care -
Symptomatic and asymptomatic
The WHO presents the evidence of the transmission of symptomatic, presymptomatic and asymptomatic people with COVID-19 and notes that transmission can occur from a presymptomatic case, that is, before the appearance of symptoms. -
The number of cases has increased tenfold in less than a month
It is reported that more than one million cases of COVID-19 have already been confirmed in all the world -
Equipment distribution
The United Nations Task Force on Supply Chains is launched to coordinate and expand the procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment, diagnostic laboratory tests and oxygen to countries that need it most. -
In search of the vaccine
WHO releases statement by 130 scientists, donors and manufacturers from around the world committing to work with WHO to accelerate development of a COVID-19 vaccine
