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== April 2012 ==
 
== April 2012 ==
 
* Six miners in Yunnan [https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/covid-19-first-appeared-in-chinese-miners-in-2012-scientists/ were hospitalised] with symptoms very similar to a SARS-CoV-2 infection after catching coronavirus strain RaTG13/CoV4991. Three miners died. Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers collected tissue samples, and later visited the caves to acquire more material.
 
* Six miners in Yunnan [https://nypost.com/2020/08/15/covid-19-first-appeared-in-chinese-miners-in-2012-scientists/ were hospitalised] with symptoms very similar to a SARS-CoV-2 infection after catching coronavirus strain RaTG13/CoV4991. Three miners died. Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers collected tissue samples, and later visited the caves to acquire more material.
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== December 2017 ==
 
== December 2017 ==
* NIH [https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-lifts-funding-pause-gain-function-research restarts funding] of Gain-of-Function research.
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* NIH [https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/nih-lifts-funding-pause-gain-function-research restarts funding] of gain-of-function research.
  
 
== March 2018 ==
 
== March 2018 ==
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== September 2019 ==
 
== September 2019 ==
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3883274 present in] Italian skin biopsies
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* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3883274 present in Italian skin biopsies]
* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/33176598 present in] Italian blood samples
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* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/publication/33176598 present in Italian blood samples]
 
* Wuhan Institute of Virology takes it's pathogen database offline (containing 22,000 bat and rodent specimens)  
 
* Wuhan Institute of Virology takes it's pathogen database offline (containing 22,000 bat and rodent specimens)  
 
* US [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/health/predict-usaid-viruses.html shuts down] the 'Predict' research programme, which sought to identify animal viruses that might infect humans
 
* US [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/health/predict-usaid-viruses.html shuts down] the 'Predict' research programme, which sought to identify animal viruses that might infect humans
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* Maryland hospitals receive [https://archive.ph/qbNoi an influx of patients] suffering from respiratory illnesses. The majority tested negative for influenza.
 
* Maryland hospitals receive [https://archive.ph/qbNoi an influx of patients] suffering from respiratory illnesses. The majority tested negative for influenza.
 
* John Hopkins, WEF and the Gates Foundation host a simulation of a novel zoonotic coronavirus pandemic ([https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.html "Event 201"])
 
* John Hopkins, WEF and the Gates Foundation host a simulation of a novel zoonotic coronavirus pandemic ([https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/scenario.html "Event 201"])
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* SARS-CoV-2 antigens present in [https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.20.20156372v1.full plasma samples in Boston, MA]
  
 
== November 2019 ==
 
== November 2019 ==
 
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721012651 present in] human wastewater in Santa Catarina, Brazil
 
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721012651 present in] human wastewater in Santa Catarina, Brazil
* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00716-2 present in] France
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* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-020-00716-2 present in French blood samples]
 
* Unofficial Chinese "patient zero" [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back traced back] to November 17
 
* Unofficial Chinese "patient zero" [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back traced back] to November 17
 
* French thoracic scans show [https://www.fondation-diaconat.fr/images/Presse/2020/CP-HAS-Imagerie-mdicale-7-mai-2020.pdf lung damage] indicative of COVID infection
 
* French thoracic scans show [https://www.fondation-diaconat.fr/images/Presse/2020/CP-HAS-Imagerie-mdicale-7-mai-2020.pdf lung damage] indicative of COVID infection
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* Wuhan Municipal Health Commission [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095345/ reports] 27 cases of viral pneumonia on Dec 12th
 
* Wuhan Municipal Health Commission [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7095345/ reports] 27 cases of viral pneumonia on Dec 12th
 
* Professor Ian Lipkin [https://www.ft.com/content/6e9b4fe7-b26e-45b9-acbd-2b24d182e914 learns] of coronavirus outbreak in China in mid-December
 
* Professor Ian Lipkin [https://www.ft.com/content/6e9b4fe7-b26e-45b9-acbd-2b24d182e914 learns] of coronavirus outbreak in China in mid-December
* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/prevalence-of-antibodies-against-sarscov2-among-pregnant-women-in-norway-during-the-period-december-2019-through-december-2020/0178544CC4F04FC0A55C7B0BD5F28AB8 present in] Norwegian blood samples]
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* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/prevalence-of-antibodies-against-sarscov2-among-pregnant-women-in-norway-during-the-period-december-2019-through-december-2020/0178544CC4F04FC0A55C7B0BD5F28AB8 present in Norwegian blood samples]
* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/72/12/e1004/6012472?login=false present in] American blood samples
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* SARS-CoV-2 antibodies [https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/72/12/e1004/6012472?login=false present in American blood samples]
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720352402 present in] Milan and Turin wastewater samples (Italy)
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* SARS-CoV-2 RNA [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720352402 present in Milan and Turin wastewater samples (Italy)]
 
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.886317/full blood and lungs] of cadaver from Milan
 
* SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.886317/full blood and lungs] of cadaver from Milan
 
* Virus [https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.16.20229047v1 likely present in Iran]
 
* Virus [https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.16.20229047v1 likely present in Iran]

Latest revision as of 12:06, 7 August 2022

April 2012

  • Six miners in Yunnan were hospitalised with symptoms very similar to a SARS-CoV-2 infection after catching coronavirus strain RaTG13/CoV4991. Three miners died. Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers collected tissue samples, and later visited the caves to acquire more material.

October 2014

  • US government ceases funding of gain-of-function research that makes viruses more dangerous, pending further risk assessment.

November 2015

  • Research into a lab-made coronavirus related to SARS-CoV stirred debate over whether the pandemic potential was worth the risk.

December 2017

March 2018

  • EcoHealth Alliance submits grant proposal to DARPA to insert furin cleavage sites into SARS-CoV viruses to more efficiently bind to human cells

January 2019

March 2019

May 2019

June 2019

July 2019

  • EVALI 'outbreak' in Wisconsin with symptoms very similar to those of SARS-CoV-2 infections
  • Unknown respiratory illness outbreak in Virginia nursing home sickens dozens of elderly residents with fever and pneumonia

August 2019

September 2019

October 2019

  • 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, with 9,308 athletes from 109 countries competing in 329 events over the span of 9 days. Athletes present describe getting sick, and Wuhan being a "ghost town".
  • US Consulate General in Wuhan aware of a severe respiratory illness circulating
  • Maryland hospitals receive an influx of patients suffering from respiratory illnesses. The majority tested negative for influenza.
  • John Hopkins, WEF and the Gates Foundation host a simulation of a novel zoonotic coronavirus pandemic ("Event 201")
  • SARS-CoV-2 antigens present in plasma samples in Boston, MA

November 2019

  • SARS-CoV-2 RNA present in human wastewater in Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • SARS-CoV-2 antibodies present in French blood samples
  • Unofficial Chinese "patient zero" traced back to November 17
  • French thoracic scans show lung damage indicative of COVID infection
  • US intelligence agencies allegedly alert NATO and Israel to an emerging disease in Wuhan
  • US intelligence report claims three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology were hospitalised

December 2019

January 2020

February 2020

  • First official Italian case
  • First official Spanish case
  • Tencent News accidentally publishes COVID case figures much higher than the official Chinese numbers

May 2020