Table 2.
Timeline of events.
| Stage | Event | Date | News Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | A | Dec 31/Jan 1 | Flu reported to WHO, Wuhan Market identified as source |
| B | January 11 | First coronavirus death reported | |
| C | January 26 | US, France to evacuate nationals from Wuhan; WHO changes risk to ‘high'. | |
| Stage 2 | D | January 31 | WHO declares global emergency |
| E | Feb 11 | WHO gives name to new coronavirus disease | |
| F | Feb 15 | France reports first covid-19 death | |
| G | Feb 23 | Italy records cases surge | |
| Stage 3 | H | March 3 | WHO states Covid-19 mortality rate increased to 3.4% |
| I | March 11 | Death toll in Italy increases by 36%, WHO declares the outbreak to be pandemic, US Restricts travel from Europe | |
| J | March 14 | Europe now epicenter of outbreak, says WHO | |
| K | March 17 | EU suspends all non-European travels | |
| L | March 29 | More than 100,000 cases in Netherlands | |
| M | April 14th | The lock down is extended in France | |
| Stage 4 | N | May 11 | France Lifts lockdown |
| O | May 19 | EU adopts temporary scheme to support workers | |
| P | May 20 | Ministers discuss recovery measures for EU tourism sector | |
| Q | June 2nd | France adopts Phase 2 of easing lockdown |