As a public service to HC posters, what follows is a summary of the database I'm compiling for the COVID-19 pandemic:Dec 30 China's Dr Li Wenliang advised colleagues of a possible new deadly virus – urged caution
Jan 3 China reported 33 suspected cases of a new viral infection
Jan 6 Doctors identify new cause of illness in Wuhan as a new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2]
Jan 12 China shared the genetic sequence of the novel coronavirus
Jan 21 WHO confirmed human-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Jan 24 USA & Japan confirmed 2 new cases of SARS-CoV-2
University of Qld commenced work on developing a COVID-19 vaccine
Sydney Airport started SARS-CoV-2 screening for passengers arriving from Wuhan
Jan 25 Firstcoronavirus cases in Australia
Australiaupgraded Wuhan alert to ‘do not travel’
Jan 29 Australia’s Maritime Union sent a confidential email to NSW Port Authority.The AMU email warned of grossly inadequate biosecurity measures for visiting cruise ships
Scientists at Melbourne’s Peter Doherty Institute recreated SARS-CoV-2
Jan 30 WHO declared a global public emergency that could morph into a pandemic.
Feb 1 Australia followedthe US and banned travel with China [Iran a week later]
Feb 6 Australia registered 14 cases of coronavirusFeb 12 SARS-CoV-2infected Diamond Princess cruise ship cases rose to 178, including twoAustralians
Feb 23 Iran’s neighbours closed their borders with Iran due to COVID-19 outbreaks.Feb 25 Australia recordedits first SARS-CoV-2 death
Feb 27 WHO advised leaders worldwide that we're at a COVID-19 tipping point' [ie. rang the alarm bell].
Morrison announced a COVID-19 plan to consult state premiers and experts [ie. NO action whatsoever]
Overt racist attacks commenced against ‘Asian-looking’ Australians
Feb 28 WHO raised the COVID-19 alert level from ‘high’ to ‘very high’ with guidance to check ill travellers
Feb 29 Australia banned travel with Iran assupermarket panic buying commenced in earnest
Mar 5 Italy closed all schools & universities – Japan did so a few days earlier
Australia’s support to the Indo-Pacific Region exposed as restatement of loan support to PNG for 6 months.
Morrison’s CMO at odds with Health Minister & State Premiers re public school closures
Mar 6 Wedding at Tumbling Waters Retreat in NSW Sth Coast infected 35 people
Epping HS in Sydney closed due to student infected with SARS-CoV-2.
Mar 7 C19cases exceeded 100,000Mar 8 Italy imposed a strictquarantine lockdown throughout Northern Italy
Ill-fated Ruby Princess cruiseship allowed to leave Sydney with 158 ill passengers who’d also been ashore
Mar 9 Two more Sydney schools closed afterreporting students with SARS-Cov-2.
Toorak doctor admitted to havingtreated patients while infected with SARS-CoV-2
Mar 11 WHO declared coronavirus a global pandemic – COVID-19.Australia finally added Italy totravel ban list, but NOT the USA.
Mar 12 Trump announced 30 day suspension of travel to Europe
Holidaying on the Gold Coast, Tom Hanks & US partner revealed their diagnosis with SARS-CoV-2
Morrison announced $17.6 billion welfare support & business tax concessions
Mar 13 Dutton hospitalised with coronavirus afterreturning from the USA.Morrison refused to self-isolate and declaredintention to attend NRL game
Morrison later changed his mind and banned all gatheringsof more than 500 people.
Melbourne Grand Prix cancelled by organisers.
Mar 14 Morrison announced $2.4billion to protect all Australians from C19.Mar 15 Sydney's infamous Bondi Beach Beach festival with thousands of bozos partying over 2 nights
Europe imposed restrictions on the export of PPE.
Trump flagged quick economic recovery by Easter
Mar 16 Morrison flaggedclosure of borders to foreigners as of 12pm on March 20Mar 17 Europe banned travel to the Region for 30days
Australia declared a ‘human biosecurity emergency’.
Mar 18 Media reports of closures by 'private schools' & absence of Morrison's kids from school for three weeksAustralia banned indoor gatherings of more than 100 people
Morrison promised airlines $715 million to offset plummeting travel
Smart traveller alert raised to ‘do not travel’.
Mar 19 C19 cases exceeded 200,000RBA dropped interest rates to 0.25% & announced $90 billion in bank funding support [ie. quant. easing]
AFL match between Carlton & Richmond at an empty MCG
Qantas, Jetstar & Virgin suspended international commercial flights
Mar 20 Ruby Princess cruise ship - thousands of C19exposed people enter Australia without being checkedMorrisonannounced social distancing restrictions for clubs, pubs & cafes – but notforced closures
NAPLANcancelled but Morrison demanded public schools remain open
SA’sUnley HS remained open even though a Y8 student tested SARS-CoV-2 positive
Italy’s death toll exceeded China’s
Mar 20-21 Infamous Bondi Beach scenes ofcountless thousands of bozos flaunting restrictions went viralPlanescontinue to come and go despite Morrison's travel bans
Mar 21 Barossa Valley C19 outbreak - US tourists not banned by Morrison merely advised to self-isolateUK ordered pubs, club, hotels, restaurants & others to close & offered to cover 80% of workers’ salaries
Mar 22 C19 cases exceeded 300,000Morrison announced $66 billion second economic stimulus package – business cash & loans
Aka the UK; pubs,clubs, cinemas, casinos & restaurants ordered to close
Mar 24 C19 cases exceeded 400,000Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021
India announced a 21 day lockdown
China announced easing of restrictions for Wuhan CityMorrison advised groups includingchurches NOT to hold sessions [max of 10 at gatherings]
Morrison’soffice censured ABC medical expert Norman Swan via his boss at the ABC
Mar 25 NZ commenced a one month lockdown
Mar 26 The US became the epicentre for C19 cases.In Melbourne, Jewish Prayer Groups openly defied Morrison’s decreenot to hold public gatherings.
Police accused of failing to follow through complaints made to them about Jewish Prayer Group meetings
Morrison announced he'd permitted private hospitals to continue with elective surgery for another week.
Mar 27 Aspen skiers fiasco - returning & C19 infected Liberal Party socialites party in Melbourne – outbreak later.Artania cruise ship with C19 infected passengers docked in Fremantle & defied ABF’s instructions to leave
33 doctors returning from a C19 infected cruise ship off Chile left Sydney Airport unchecked
Mar 28 C19 cases exceeded 600,000 as deaths exceeded 30,000
Mar 30 Morrison decreed thatgroups to be no more than TWO peopleMorrisondecreed tenants NOT to be evicted, leases renegotiated when people lose jobs /income.
Morrisonannounced $130 billion job-keeper package to be managed by ATO & employers
Apr 1 C19 deaths more than doubled within a weekApr 2 C19 cases exceeded one million
Apr 3 Morrison announcedthe suspension of Parliament until August and cancellation of 2020 Budget
Apr 6 Almost 90% schools closed world-wideMorrison yet again demanded public schools remain open
Apr 8 China lifted Wuhan's lockdown – 100 days since notifying the WHO of C19
Apr 10 C19 deaths exceeded 100,000, US deaths exceed 2,000 per day
Apr 14 C19 outbreak among hospital staff in Burnie, NW Tasmania – army reserves sent in to manage mayhemTrump terminated promised funding of US$100m to the WHO
Apr 15 C19 cases exceeded 2 million as US deaths approached 30,000Morrison announced a government-funded ‘personal tracing’ app [no compulsion though]
Apr 16 Trump threatened to shut down US Congress and to direct all US states to reduce C19 restrictionsUS governors defied Trump who resorted to supporting people protesting restrictions
Morrison gifted $165 million to Virginand Qantas to fly domestic routes for 8 weeks.
Morrison’scomments raised expectations of an early easing of restrictions – 3 criteria tobe met
Realestate agents & landlords defied Morrison's orders not to evicttenants, etc.
