If the virus was first reported on Nov 17, 2019... It took WHO 3 mos to come up with a politically Correct name for it.
January 31, 2020... President Trump restricted travel from China
January 31 - Against WHO's urging - President suspends entry of people into the U.S. who pose a risk of transmitting coronavirus and who previously visited China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
March 11 - Trump suspends entry into U.S. for those who pose a risk of transmitting coronavirus, who had visited the Schengen Area – 26 European states that share open borders.
March 13 - President declares a national emergency due to COVID-19 outbreak.
March 14 - Trump suspends immigrant entry to the U.S. for those who pose a risk of spreading COVID-19, who had visited the United Kingdom.
April 14 - President Trump cuts funding off to WHO.
For the first 2 months (Jan & Feb), WHO was downplaying the seriousness of this virus
Status as of February 28, 2020
Total Countries With Confirmed Cases: 56
Total Cases Confirmed Globally: 84,090
Total Deaths Worldwide: 2,874
Deaths Outside of China: 87
March 11
WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
Status as of March 13, 2020
Total Countries With Confirmed Cases: 121
Total Cases Confirmed Globally: 142,095
Total Deaths Worldwide: 5,373
Deaths Outside of China: 2,197
March 23
WHO announces the “pandemic is accelerating.”
March 25
WHO warns that there is a “significant shortage” of medical supplies.
April 02
Global coronavirus cases pass the one million mark; deaths exceed 50,000.
Status as of September 16, 2020
Total Cases Confirmed Globally: 29,656,504
Total Deaths Worldwide: 936,905
Number of countries with cases: 188
https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/updated-timeline-coronavirus_________________________________________________
This is what I don't understand. China has a population of 1.44 Billion while the US has a population of 331 million
China......................................................... US
85,223... Coronavirus Cases:........................ 6,616,458... Coronavirus cases
4,634... Deaths:............................................. 196,436... Deaths (5%)
80,448... Recovered:.................................... 4,119,158... Recovered (95%)
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/china/