Exactly 5 years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that Covid-19 had become a global pandemic. The outbreak of respiratory disease that began in a Chinese province in late 2019 killed more than 7 million people worldwide today, with more than 700,000 in Brazil alone.
The health crisis has changed everyone’s lives since. THE Infomoney It prepared a timeline with the main facts and data of the period, showing from the acceleration of contagion, to social isolation measures to the arrival of vaccines and the end of international emergency by the organization. See below
Timeline
2019
12/12
A group of patients in the Chinese province of Hubei, in Wuhan, begins to feel the symptoms of an atypical disease similar to pneumonia that does not respond well to standard treatments.
2020
07/01
Public health officials in China identify a new coronavirus as the causative agent of the outbreak.
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11/01
China reports the first death by the new coronavirus.
19/01
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282 confirmed cases in the new coronavirus laboratory are reported in four countries: China, Thailand, Japan and South Korea.
20/01
WHO stated that a new coronavirus outbreak was a public health emergency of international interest (PHEIC), the highest alarm level of the organization. 1st case in the US is confirmed
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23/01
Wuhan, China – City of 11 million people – is placed under blockage due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus
02/02
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In the Philippines, the first death outside China is recorded
10/02
World deaths by Covid1-9 exceed 1,000.
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11/02
The WHO announces the official name of the disease that is causing the outbreak of the new 2019 coronavirus: “Covid-19”.
23/02
Italy becomes a global critical point of the disease.
26/02
First case is confirmed in Brazil: a 61 -year -old man who traveled to Italy. It was also the first case in Latin America
11/03
After more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths, WHO declares Covid-19 a pandemic
17/03
1st death by Covid-19 in Brazil is confirmed: a 62-year-old man in São Paulo. Another five deaths were being investigated.
21/03
Governor João Doria (PSDB) decreed compulsory quarantine in São Paulo until April 7. In the US, circulation restrictions reach 75 million people.
24/03
Trade closes the doors in all capitals of Brazil; Streets are empty to curb the advance of contagion. President Jair Bolsonaro says on a radio and TV network that Covid-19 was just a “flu.” Tokyo Olympic Games are postponed to 2021
02/04
Number of confirmed cases worldwide exceed 1 million
30/04
Company Areas now demand use of masks.
31/05
Brazil sums 29,314 dead and 514,489 cases. Country becomes the fourth nation of the world in number of deaths, behind the USA, United Kingdom and Italy
30/06
World exceeds 10 million confirmed cases, with 509,000 deaths; Only two countries exceeded 1 million diagnoses: United States and Brazil.
07/07
President Jair Bolsonaro announces that he was infected with the virus.
08/08
Brazil reaches 100,000 deaths in the country and almost 3 million infected
28/09
The global deaths by Covid-19 exceed 1 million.
02/10
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump test positive for coronavirus.
10/10
Brazil is over 150 thousand death since the beginning of the pandemic, with the moving average of seven days reached 604
11/12
The FDA gives Pfizer-Biontech the first permission for a vaccine for over 16 years.
18/12
The FDA gives authorization to the modern for its vaccine for over 18 years.
2021
17/01
Monica Calazans is the first Brazilian to be vaccinated with an immunizer against Covid-19; She received the coronavac dose
06/04
Brazil has its worst pandemic day, with a record of 4,195 deaths in 24 hours
27/04
Federal Senate establishes a parliamentary commission of inquiry to investigate the federal government’s actions and omissions to face the pandemic
19/06
Number of dead by Covid-19 in Brazil reaches 500 thousand
20/10
Final Report of the Pandemic CPI presented on Wednesday (20) suggests the indictment of 66 people, including President Jair Bolsonaro and two former health ministers: Eduardo Pazuello and Marcelo Queiroga
28/12
About 80% of Brazil’s population, around 172 million people over 12, had already received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccines.
22/04
Federal Government decrees the end of the state of emergency of COVID-19.
2023
28/03
Number of dead in Brazil by pandemic reaches 700,000 Brazilians. This month, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other states have removed the obligation to use masks in open places.
05/05
WHO declares the end of the global emergency of Covid-19.
(Sources: World Health Organization, Ministry of Health, CDC, ABC News, New York Times and G1)
