Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts
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January 30, 2020 - The United States reports its first confirmed case
of person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. On the same day,
the WHO determines that the outbreak constitutes a Public Health
Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
February 25, 2020 - In an effort to contain the largest outbreak in
Europe, Italy's Lombardy region press office issues a list of towns
and villages that are in complete lockdown. Around 100,000 people are
affected by the travel restrictions.
March 3, 2020 - Officials announce that Iran will temporarily release
54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health
workers as officials announced a slew of measures to contain the
world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China. It is also
announced that 23 members of Iran's parliament tested positive for the
virus.
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