| 2019/12/08 |
The earliest laboratory confirmed case of COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province. |
| 2019/12/30 |
Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan city, Hubei Province. Eventually, a novel coronavirus was identified. |
| 2020/01/09 |
The first death from COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan. |
| 2020/01/21 |
Confirmed cases have been reported in Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Chongqing, and Sichuan provinces. |
| 2020/01/23 |
The central government of China imposed a lockdown in Wuhan. |
| 2020/01/24 |
More than 1000 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in China. |
| 2020/01/28 |
The number of confirmed cases in China has surpassed the SARS virus that was circulating during 2002–2003. |
| 2020/01/29 |
There are 1,737 new confirmed cases were reported by 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. |
| 2020/02/11 |
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially named the coronavirus as COVID-19. |
| 2020/02/16 |
The National Health Commission said the achievements were made in the epidemic prevention and control efforts across the country. |
| 2020/02//19 |
Eight province-level regions, including Shanghai, in Chinese mainland reported zero new infections on Tuesday, Feb 18. The other regions are Hainan, Qinghai, Guizhou, Tibet, Xinjiang, Liaoning and Gansu. |
| 2020/02/28 |
For the first time, the cumulative number of cured cases exceeded the number of confirmed cases. |
| 2020/02/29 |
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy rises to 889, including 21 fatalities and 46 recoveries. |
| 2020/03/04 |
The response level of 21 provinces was lowered, and only 5 new confirmed cases outside Hubei province. |
| 2020/03/10 |
All 16 makeshift hospitals in Wuhan have been closed |
| 2020/03/13 |
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund launched to receive donations from private individuals, corporations and institutions. |
| 2020/04/08 |
China has ended its lockdown of Wuhan. |
| 2020/04/11 |
New Coronavirus inactivated vaccine has been approved for clinical trials |
