December 30, 2019 – Chinese whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang warns a group of Chinese doctors about the possible outbreak of a respiratory illness resembling SARS.
December 31, 2019 – The WHO reaches out to Chinese officials about a cluster of 41 patients who have contracted a mysterious pneumonia. They were told there was no evidence of “obvious human-to-human transmission,” and that medical workers were not being infected. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) also claimed the illness could be attributed to exposure through a Chinese “wet market” (the Huanan Seafood Market to be specific). Update (7/2/20): The WHO has now admitted they learned about this outbreak from a post on a US website made by doctors working in Wuhan. The original COVID-19 timeline at the WHO website was quietly altered. The new timeline can be seen here. The updated version is delicately worded, but it clearly states the WHO found out about the outbreak on their own, not because China reported it. Keep this in mind while reading this timeline as that lie was used repeatedly by the WHO to defend China.
- As gross and unsafe as these markets appear to be, the seafood market was probably not the source of the outbreak. The virus appears to be man-made and likely created at the only level-4 biolab in China capable of handling such a pathogen. This lab is located in Wuhan just eight miles from the market (also see this, this, this, this and this). China has a history of letting other illnesses such as SARS leak from their biolab facilities. It is also being reported people can be asymptomatic for up to three weeks while also being contagious, but it is not yet clear if this is accurate. Update (6/8/20): The WHO now says asymptomatic spread of the coronavirus is “very rare.”
January 1, 2020 – The Huanan Seafood Market is closed indefinitely and a thorough cleanup ensues as the Chinese government begins to establish their narrative.
January 2 – Director-General of the Wuhan Institute of Virology sends an email (31:05 mark) to all internal staff. The subject line reads: “Notice regarding the strict prohibition of disclosure of any information related to the Wuhan unknown pneumonia.” The mandate requires “that all detection, empirical data, results, and conclusions related to this outbreak cannot be published on self-media or social media, nor disclosed to any media (including state media) or collaborative organizations (including any technical services companies).”
January 3 – “On Jan 3, China’s National Health Commission (NHC), the nation’s top health authority, ordered institutions not to publish any information related to the unknown disease, and ordered labs to transfer any samples they had to designated testing institutions, or to destroy them. The order, which Caixin has seen, did not specify any designated testing institutions.”
January 4 – The head of the University of Hong Kong’s Center for Infection, Ho Pak-leung says it is highly possible the disease is spreading from human to human.
January 5 – The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission updates the number of cases in Wuhan and repeats the claim of “…no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission and no medical staff infections.”
January 6 – The CDC issues a level 1 travel advisory (the lowest of 3 levels) for people traveling to Wuhan, China.
January 7 – Chinese health officials identify a new type of coronavirus – which is being called a “novel” coronavirus (nCoV) in the west.
January 9 – The WHO makes a statement about the cluster of pneumonia patients reported in Wuhan, China (see December 30). The last sentence of one of the fluff paragraph reads: “According to Chinese authorities, the virus in question can cause severe illness in some patients and does not transmit readily between people. The WHO’s statement concluded, “WHO does not recommend any specific measures for travelers. WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China based on the information currently available.”
January 11 – Chinese Doctor and Professor Zhang Yongzhen releases the full genetic sequence of the Wuhan coronavirus and top virologists from around the world begin to analyze it. The team’s findings apparently were made available to the Chinese CDC on January 5th, but after receiving no reply for several days, Yongzhen published the findings on Virological.org. A quick read of the first link provided for January 11 shows what the world knew about COVID-19 at this point was still largely the official Chinese government’s self-serving narrative. The second shows how China was engaging in a coverup. If you click the second, you will only have one opportunity to read it before it locks and goes back to being available only to paid subscribers.
- China records its first official death from the illness.
January 13 – The first case of coronavirus is reported outside of China in Thailand.
January 14 – The WHO Tweets: “Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China.” The Tweet even has a cute little Chinese flag in it.
January 15 – Using 30 pens, Crypt Keeper of the House Nasty Pelosi gleefully signs articles of impeachment (which contained none of the supposed crimes I keep hearing about) in another half-baked attempt to oust President Trump.
January 16 – Japan reports their first coronavirus case “in a traveler from Wuhan.”
January 17 – The CDC and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announce American citizens returning from travel-restricted countries were being rerouted to specific airports, where they would be screened and isolated. CDC also stated, “based on current information, the risk from 2019-nCoV to the American public is currently deemed to be low.”
January 19 – AP News reports, “The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility that it could spread more quickly and widely.” Another coronavirus case is reported outside of China, this time in South Korea, when a woman traveling there from Wuhan arrived with a high fever and other symptoms.
January 20 or 21 – The first case of coronavirus is reported in the US in Snohomish County, Washington (a 35-year-old man who had traveled from Wuhan). The date is reported differently by various agencies such as CDC (21st) and the New England Journal of Medicine (20th). Regardless, the man returned January 15, sought treatment at an urgent care facility in Washington between January 17-19, and was subsequently diagnosed as being infected with the Wuhan Red Death after a test was administered.
January 21 – The US provides a drug called Remdesivir to China (for free) to treat patients diagnosed with coronavirus. The Chinese subsequently submit an application to patent the medicine, use reverse engineering to figure out how it was made, and immediately begin mass production – infringing on American intellectual property as US biotech company Gilead created the drug. During an emergency, a country can appeal to the World Trade Organization for the party in possession of the intellectual property to give it away in an attempt to protect people, but this requires monetary compensation (see here). In any case, Remdesivir is garbage medicine.
- Chinese scientists from the Institut Pasteur of Shanghai release a paper indicating the COVID-19 has nearly identical S-proteins, or “spike” proteins, as the SARS virus, making it much more capable of infiltrating human cells and giving it a higher ability to spread. S proteins basically “unlock” the cell and allow viruses to get in and do harm to the body through genetic replication. In other words, this looks more like genetic recombination rather than a naturally occurring illness that jumped species (also see this interesting info on biological weapons).
January 23 – Wuhan is placed under quarantine, an unprecedented measure even by Chinese standards. Over the next several days the entire Hubei province, which includes Wuhan, will likely be put into complete lockdown (17 cities, 60 million people).
January 24 – The CDC confirms the second case of coronavirus in the US. Their press release states, “While the CDC considers this a serious public health threat, based on current information, the immediate health risk from 2019-nCoV to the general American public is considered low at this time.” Total doublespeak.
- The Lancet publishes a study casting doubt on the origin of the coronavirus being a Chinese food market saying “Major gaps in our knowledge of the origin, epidemiology, duration of human transmission, and clinical spectrum of disease need fulfilment by future studies” (click here for an article about the study). The major findings that put into question claims by the Chinese government the virus originated in a seafood market are 1) The first patient to show symptoms on Dec. 1 had no contact with the seafood market 2) No link was found between the first patient and later cases 3) On Dec. 10, three more cases were reported, two of which had no connection to the market 4) No one sells bats at the seafood market and no bats were found there, and 5) 14 of the 41 cases the WHO were informed about on Dec. 31 had no exposure to the seafood market.
- NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, while speaking about the coronavirus at a presser, states, “It’s important to just go about your lives. Uh, continue living as you have.”
January 26 – The Chinese CDC claims 33 of 585 samples taken from the Huanan Seafood Market on January 1st contained the nucleic acid of the novel coronavirus (also see this). What was originally considered to be a theory of the virus’s origin now begins being spun as fact.
- Dr. Daniel Lucey of Georgetown University believes (regarding the Lancet study published January 24) “if the new data are accurate, the first human infections must have occurred in November 2019 – if not earlier – because there is an incubation time between infection and symptoms surfacing. If so, the virus possibly spread silently between people in Wuhan – and perhaps elsewhere – before the cluster of cases from the city’s now-infamous Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was discovered in late December. ‘The virus came into that marketplace before it came out of that marketplace,’ Lucey asserts.” This makes much more sense than the virus jumping species.
- The website Great Game India publishes an interesting article about how this new disease was stolen by the Chinese from a Canadian lab and weaponized.
- Dr. Andrew Saul recommends a vitamin regimen to protect against coronavirus. The combo includes vitamins C and D, as well as magnesium, selenium and zinc.
January 27 – Indian researchers produce a study indicating that while comparing this coronavirus to SARS, 4 additional genetic sequences had been “inserted,” all of which can be found in the genetic sequences of HIV. Three of these four genetic sequences can be found only in three known diseases: HIV, a bat coronavirus discovered by Shi Zhengli, and COVID-19. To have COVID-19 be able to attack the body in a way that is similar to how the HIV virus attacks the body would drastically increase its lethality. Zhengli objected to the findings in the report by the Indian researchers and it was withdrawn days later (can still be read with the above link). China’s “Bat Woman,” as she is known, had supposedly sequenced the genes of the coronavirus in just three days, but her findings were suppressed even though this information could potentially help with the creation of a treatment. She has since remained muzzled by the Chinese government. Could there have been an accident while trying to develop an HIV vaccine?
January 28 – The WHO publishes another statement about the coronavirus, this time with a photograph and a headline that reads: “WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak.” Pictured are WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (also see this and this) in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. According to the release, “The WHO delegation highly appreciated the actions China has implemented [an even worse form of totalitarianism] in response to the outbreak, its speed in identifying the virus and openness to sharing information with WHO and other countries.” So to recap, the WHO praises China for its “speed and openness” in dealing with the virus – which began earlier than they initially indicated along with the methods they used to stop the spread.
- President Trump expands screening at US airports (from 5 airports to 20) to identify travelers showing symptoms.
- The Chair of Harvard’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, Charles Lieber, is arrested and charged with making false statements to the US government about his involvement with China’s “Thousand Talents Program” and about the funding he was receiving from the Chinese government.
- Two Chinese nationals are arrested for being a foreign agent and for attempting to smuggle 21 vials of biological research to China, respectively. Though not directly related to COVID-19, this entry (and the last) was included to illustrate how China has been infiltrating American academia for years (also see this).
- New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot is featured in a piece on PIX11 News about how the city’s preparing for the coronavirus. Barbot stated, “There’s no indication of transmission that’s happening in the community, that may change… It’s just a matter of time before we have someone, and we’d rather have that be sooner rather than later.” When asked to clarify the statement she replied by saying, “Having that first person diagnosed can help New Yorkers sort of, you know, breathe a sigh of relief to say ‘yeah, everything they’ve been telling us is true, and the systems are working.’ The unknown is what drives people’s fears.” Yes, and also having people like you in charge, Health Commissioner Barbot! Also see this.
January 29 – President Trump creates the White House Coronavirus Task Force to coordinate efforts regarding this new disease.
- The website Zero Hedge publishes an article about COVID-19 being a man-made virus. For presenting information not sanctioned by mainstream propaganda outlets, Twitter suspends their account (also see this). ZH has previously been banned from Facebook (only for 24 hours due to backlash) and even throughout the entire country of New Zealand to “protect customers” (for their coverage of a mass shooting).
January 30 – The WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern in a press release also praising China and their response to the outbreak.
- The CDC confirms publicly for the first time the person-to-person spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
- The Lancet publishes another study analyzing 99 confirmed cases of patients who have contracted the coronavirus. 51% of these cases had no contact with the seafood market being sold as the origin of the outbreak.
- New York City Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot Tweets, “At this time, the risk of infection to New Yorkers is low, and there is no need to avoid public spaces.” It’s unsettling to know that a major city’s health commissioner can be so wrong.
January 31 – President Trump declares coronavirus a US public health emergency and issues a ban on travel between the United States and China.
- While campaigning in Iowa, Joe Biden criticizes President Trump’s China travel ban, saying during a campaign event, “This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia.”
- The CDC issues an order for mandatory quarantines for travelers returning to the US from the Hubei province in China.
- The Senate votes against the calling of additional witnesses and the production of additional documents in the impeachment trial of President Trump.