- COVID-19 Timeline

 

 Heres how it came about;

2004 American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) applies for patents on coronavirus and receives it in 2007. In order to achieve this it must be a man made virus.

2005 WHO draws up blueprint for a crisis like this ,” Health  Regulations 2005” -  196 countries signed up and very few complied

2006 New Zealand initiates a  Influenza Pandemic action plan , that was since updated in 2017 to reflect new legislation and population calculations.

2013 mRNA vaccines first tested on humans for rabies.

Oct 2014 USA NIH bans its secret “gain of function” research on viruses.

Dec 2017 USA NIH rescinds the ban.

April 2019 Dr Peter Daszak, President of Eco Health Alliance said “ theres an estimated 1.5 million viruses in wildlife that we don’t know about and could spill over into humans”

 May 2019 In an interview Bill Gates says pandemic is greatest risk for death toll rivalling great wars shutting economy down.

 Sep 2019 Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) produced Their Annual  report titled “World at Risk .” This report provided a snapshot of the world’s ability to prevent and contain a serious global health threat .

 19 Oct 2019 The World Economic Forum in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation part 15 global business, government, and public health leaders hold a simulation exercise /conference in New York called Event201 on a world pandemic .    https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/about

18-27 October 2019 The 7th Summer Military World Games were held in Wuhan .

Dec 2019 According to the Chinese SARS-CoV-2 surfaced in the wuhan wetmarket and

30 Dec 2019 Central Wuhan Hospital Dr Li Wenliang emails several fellow medics warning them about a possible SARS outbreak

31 Dec 2019 China announces theres pneumonia cases  (27) in Wuhan in a media release that WHO China picked up on.

3 Jan 2020 Dr Li Wenliang receives a visit from police and forced sign a letter that he understood if he persists in his illegal claim theres SARS outbreak he would be punished by the law .  read bbc news

 3 Jan 2020 Labs across the China were racing to map the complete genetic sequence of the virus. Among them was a renowned virologist in Shanghai, Professor Zhang Yongzhen who began sequencing .

 5 Jan 2020 Zhang calls it a SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) like virus . WHO issues its first report.

9 Jan2020  It was another 6 days before it was announced as a coronavirus . WHO issues a report that it’s a coronavirus but does not mention any travel  . The labs were banned from releasing the findings.

11 Jan 2020 Zhang released the sequence to the world scientific community anyway. The same day Chinese media confirm the first death. Chinese Government retaliated by closing his lab.

            Also first coronavirus death in China .

13 Jan2020 Thailand reports first COVID-19 case outside of china.

15 Jan 2020  Japan reports case .

16 Jan 2020 The Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization (WHO) Regional office for the Americas (PAHO/AMRO) issued its first epidemiological alert on the novel coronavirus. The alert included recommendations covering international travellers, infection prevention and control measures and laboratory testing.

 20 Jan 2020  China finally confirms  human-to-human transmission

 21 Jan 2020 USA reports first case.

22 Jan 2020 rump declares inCNBC  an interview “No, not at all,” “It’s going to be just fine,”  “We have it totally under control.”  at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

23 Jan 2020 Wuhan under quarantine.

 24 Jan 2020  France reports 3 cases

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged countries in the Americas to be prepared to detect early, isolate and care for patients infected with the new coronavirus, in case of receiving travellers from countries where there was on going transmission of novel coronavirus cases. The first of many warnings.

 29 Jan2020 UAE reports first case.

 30 Jan 2020 The WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

                      Italy PM says everything is under control.

 13 Feb 2020 I email Minister of Immigration requesting border closure – its forwarded to Minister of Health.

 25 Feb 2020 President of Iran blames COVID-19 on Irans enemies.

28 Feb 2020  NZ announces first COVID-19 case.

3 March 2020 UK right wing PM Johnson “says go about business as usual”

 10 March 2020 Brazils right wing President Bolsonaro says COVID-19 a lot of fantasy

 11 March 2020 WHO declares it a pandemic.

19 March 2020 USA President trump says nobody knew there would be a pandemic

 12 March 2020  Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, promoted the idea it might have originated in the US., he said in a tweet that it might have been the US army that brought the virus to Wuhan. And again on 13 mar 2020

about 17 March 2020 Trump replied  calling it the Chinese virus.

 13 March 2020 — Trump Declares COVID-19 a National Emergency

                             — Travel Ban on Non-US Citizens Traveling From Europe Goes Into Effect

 17 Mar 2020 Winston Peters tells 80,000 kiwis overseas to get home

 19 Mar 2020 NZ closes international borders

                         California is first USA state to declare stay at home orders.

22 Mar 2020 Right wing Indian PM Modi  “no citizen should step out of their home”

23 Mar 2020 Canadian PM Trudeau tells public  “go home stay home”

                        UK PM Johnson now tells public “you must stay at home”

25  Mar 2020 NZ locks down level 4

20 Mar 2020  NZ reports first COVID-19 death.

30 Mar 2020 USA  FDA Authorizes Use of Hydroxychloroquine for covid-19

31 Jul 2020 BBC reports vietnams 1st covid 19 death, here

4 Aug 2020 Trump says coronavirus death toll ‘is what it is’ as he insists pandemic is ‘under control’ in U.S.

Dec 2020  The Pfizer/BioNtech Comirnaty vaccine was listed for WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) .

 Feb 2021 Medsafe approves Pfizer comirnaty vaccine provisionally approved

 

Mar 31 2021 COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins gets his vaccination.

Apr 2021 — Health Minister Andrew Little  had his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

27 May 2021 USA President Joe Biden orders intelligence report on SARS-CoV-2 virus origin.

18 Jun 2021 — NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had her SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Auckland.

17 Aug 2021  NZ moves to alert level  4 (lockdown ) for 2nd time, here 

31 Aug 2021  

28 Sep 201 Newshub reports NZ Govt considering vaccine passport 

26 Oct 2021 NZ PM Adern announces Vaccine Mandates for Government Healthcare,Disabilty, Corrections (Prison) workers 

28 Oct 2021 Medsafe Provisional approval renewed under 23(4) of the Medicines Act, with conditions on 28 October 2021, valid until 3 November 2023.

4 Nov 2021 USA Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces  requirement for employers with 100 + employees to they fully vaccinated or tests for COVID-19 on at least a weekly basis, and ensure all unvaccinated workers wear a face mask in the workplace.

15 Nov 2021  Austria announces restrictions(partial lockdown) for 1/3 of country not vaccinated through vaccine passport.

18 Nov 2021 USA Pres Biden rescinds business vaccine mandate - due to pending litigation

25 Nov 2021 The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 gets passed mandating vaccines for certain government and private workers.

3 Dec 2021  Germany Announces only those who have been vaccinated or recently recovered from Covid will be allowed in restaurants, cinemas, leisure facilities and many shops.


Read NZ alert level and lockdown timeline  here


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