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I pasted this on WHO's Facebook post. Let's see how long it takes for them to "fact check" it, or FB to give me a time-out...
I pasted this on WHO's Facebook post. Let's see how long it takes for them to "fact check" it, or FB to give me a time-out...
Jan 5- The WHO announced that Wuhan had a pneumonia of unknown cause, but advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on China
Jan 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)"
Jan 23- The WHO Director general states "I am not declaring a public health emergency of international concern today...At this time, there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission outside China, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen...Once again, I would like to thank the Government of the People’s Republic of China for its cooperation and transparency.
Jan 29- The White House announces the formation of a coronavirus task force
Jan 30- WHO declares a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of novel coronavirus...Tedros states "Let me be clear: this declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China. On the contrary, WHO continues to have confidence in China’s capacity to control the outbreak.As you know, I was in China just a few days ago, where I met with President Xi Jinping. I left in absolutely no doubt about China’s commitment to transparency, and to protecting the world’s people."
Jan 31- Trump bans anybody who has traveled to China in the previous 14 days, except for US citizens returning home. Joe Biden states “This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia – hysterical xenophobia – and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.”
Feb 4- at a WHO briefing, Tedros urged that there be no travel bans.
Feb 24- The Trump administration asks Congress for $2.5 billion in emergency funding to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Feb 28- The WHO raises the global risk of the coronavirus from "high" to "very high."
Feb 29- The first death in the U.S. from the coronavirus is confirmed in Washington state
Mar 6- Trump signs an $8.3 billion emergency funding bill to aid the coronavirus response
Mar 11- WHO finally categorizes COVID-19 as a pandemic. Trump restricts travel from 26 European nations. As with the previous travel bans, there are exceptions for U.S. citizens and others.
Mar 16- Trump announces his task force’s “15 days to slow the spread” social distancing guidelines for all Americans