COVID-19 in China
The first case of Coronavirus was detected on 17th November 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province. From there, the virus is believed to have spread to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. What started as a mysterious illness had in weeks, spread to 34 provinces in China. Currently, the virus has spread all over the world, infecting and claiming thousands of lives. After realizing the severity of the illness, China notified the World Health organization of the flu-like symptoms with no known causes.
The story that the virus emerged in Wuhan china has since created bitter propaganda between China and the United States, with President Donald Trump referring to the virus as the “Chinese Virus.” China came to its defense, claiming that it might have been the US army who brought the virus to Wuhan when they attended the World Military Games held in Wuhan in October 2019.
Initially during the outbreak, the virus was referred to as the 2019-nCoV, 2019 coronavirus, or simply as coronavirus. On 11th February, WHO announced the official name as covid-19, a shortened version of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by the covid-19 virus. WHO later announced that the virus should be considered a global pandemic, releasing the symptoms associated with the disease. The most dominant symptoms include fever, dry cough, fatigue, and in some cases, one may get a running nose or a sore throat. In severe cases, the virus results in difficulties in breathing, which may result in organ failure and, ultimately, death.
After doctors discovered the virus, they began communicating and warning other medical professionals and the public about the illness. Local government authorities set out to silence anyone who tried to talk about the virus. Among those punished was Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang, who attempted to raise the alarm. Many more were detained and forced to sign documents admitting their wrongdoings, while others were given harsh warnings. Meanwhile, all activities continued as normal in Wuhan, including the Lunar New Year banquet attended by over 40,000 families. Soon enough, thousands of people around Wuhan contracted the virus, and others became critically ill.
By the beginning of March, thousands of infections had been confirmed, and deaths were increasing by the day. China took aggressive actions putting various measures to stop the spread of the virus. Public transportation was shut down, public gatherings suspended, and people forced into compulsory quarantine. Sick people were isolated, and those they had contact with vigorously tracked and monitored. More money was allocated to expand the healthcare system, with thousands of health professionals mobilized and two hospitals with over 2600 bed capacity built.
As of the 9th of April, the virus had infected more than 80,000 people and claimed around 3300 lives in the country. However, Measures put forward seems to have been successful in the fight against this pandemic with zero new infection reported in the past week. Normalcy has begun, and more people are resuming their daily lives.

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