Creating a timeline that details the earliest COVID-19 cases in Wuhan – Medical Progress

In a Perspective, Michael Worobey provides an overview of the crucial events that occurred between December 2019 and January 2020 in Wuhan, China, creating a timeline detailing the earliest cases of COVID-19, their connections to the Hunan Market where live animals were sold, and the events that led to SARS-CoV-2’s formal identification as a novel virus. He draws on myriad sources u2013 including the scientific literature and contemporary reporting in the press u2013 to develop his timeline.Related StoriesAccording to Worobey, most of the first cases of the virus were associated with the Hunan market, suggesting that zoonotic spillover at the…