Historical Events tagged with "pandemicresponse"

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Health & Medicine

Wuhan Experiences Initial Coronavirus Outbreak

December 1st, 2019 5 years ago

In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, raised concerns among health authorities. Following reports from local hospitals about patients suffering from severe respiratory illness, investigations led to the identification of a new type of coronavirus. The Wuhan Municipal Health Committee reported numerous cases linked to a seafood market, prompting rapid responses from the World Health Organization and local health departments to understand and contain the outbreak.

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