The 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China was the first wave of the disease, and was first manifested as a cluster of mysterious pneumonia cases, mostly related to the Huanan Seafood Market, in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. It was first reported to the local government on 27 December 2019 and published on 31 December.

The COVID-19 pandemic in China is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Jan 25, 2025 · The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

Jan 16, 2023 · China has experienced a surge in Covid infections and deaths across the country since a strict zero-Covid policy was lifted in December, but official data on the extent of the pandemic has been...

The 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China was the first COVID-19 outbreak in that country, and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Nov 24, 2022 · China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. Several major cities including the capital...

Jun 9, 2023 · On 8 January 2023, after 3 years of pandemic control, China changed its approach to managing COVID-19 with measures against class B infectious diseases, instead of Class A infectious diseases. This signaled the end of the dynamic zero-COVID policy and …

On 8 January 2023, after 3 years of pandemic control, China changed its management of COVID-19, applying measures against class B infectious diseases instead of Class A infectious diseases. This signaled the end of the dynamic zero-COVID policy and the reopening of the country.

As of 15 May 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a total of 765,903,278 cases and 6,927,378 cumulative deaths worldwide (1). The novel coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) is caused by an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and was first identified in …

Dec 31, 2024 · The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from the start of the pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan.