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| - The new coronavirus which appeared late December has claimed at least 425 lives, infected more than 20,400 people in China, and spread to more than two dozen countries. Here is a timeline. Health authorities in Wuhan, an industrial city in central Hubei province, first document the new illness on December 8. On December 31, China alerts the World Health Organization (WHO) to cases of pneumonia in the city. Several infections are traced to a Wuhan market which is shut on January 1. As infections rise, Chinese officials say on January 7 they have identified a new virus from the coronavirus family. It is named 2019-nCoV. China announces its first death in Wuhan on January 11. Two days later the first case outside China is reported in Thailand, a woman who arrived from Wuhan. Japan reports its first case, also originating in Wuhan, on January 16. The United States, Nepal, France, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan confirm cases over the following days. The US starts screening flights from Wuhan. By January 20, nearly half of China's provinces are affected, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. A Chinese infectious disease expert confirms the illness can be transmitted between humans. Asian countries introduce airport screenings of arrivals from Chinese high-risk areas. Wuhan is placed under quarantine on January 23, with transport links cut there and in other Hubei province cities, affecting more than 50 million people. The WHO says the outbreak is an emergency in China but not yet globally. Beijing cancels events for the upcoming Lunar New Year. Several landmarks are closed. The first two deaths are reported outside Hubei. On January 24, the first three cases are recorded in Europe, in France. Beijing extends the Lunar New Year holiday to limit population flows. On January 27, the US and Germany tell their citizens not to travel to China. On January 28, Germany and Japan announce the first two confirmed instances of human-to-human transmission outside China. On January 29, the US and Japan become the first of many nations to start evacuating citizens from Wuhan. The coronavirus emerges in the Middle East, in the United Arab Emirates. Some international airlines suspend their China flights while others reduce their links. Foreign companies shutdown Chinese factories and shops, including Toyota and Starbucks. On January 30, the WHO declares a "public health emergency of international concern". Russia shuts its border with China. On January 31, as Britain, France and North Korea airlift their nationals, Italy declares a state of emergency. On February 2, Wenzhou -- around 800 kilometres (500 miles) from Wuhan -- becomes the second city to be locked down. The WHO says the Philippines has reported the first coronavirus death outside China -- a man from Wuhan. China says it will pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 billion) into the economy to prevent the coronavirus impacting on economic growth. On February 3, Chinese stocks collapse on the first day of trading since the holiday. China accuses Washington of spreading "panic", after it bans foreign nationals recently in China from visiting, a move followed by other countries and cruise lines. China says it "urgently needs" masks. On February 4, Hong Kong becomes the second place outside mainland China to report a coronavirus death. Two major metropolitan areas in eastern China confine nine million people to their homes. Singapore announces its first cases of local transmissions. Gaming mecca Macao closes its casinos for two weeks. A Chinese field hospital, built in under two weeks, opens to coronavirus patients in Wuhan. The WHO says the outbreak does not yet constitute a "pandemic". doc-jmy/br/bp
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