When Did COVID-19 Start in the World?
COVID-19 in 2019
Nov. 17: The first person is infected—a 55-year-old from Hubei Province—according to the South China Morning Post, citing government documents.Dec. 1: According to the BBC, the earliest documented patient, a man in his 70s who was bedridden from a stroke, falls ill. He has no connection with the Wuhan seafood market.
