How we got here with coronavirus, in one minute

AXIOS March 28, 2020
Scott Rosenberg

News about the coronavirus is so big and coming so fast that it’s hard to remember what happened just last week, let alone last month.

Here’s the quickest possible review of the story so far — how it happened and how the U.S. lost control.

1. The first known cases in Wuhan emerged in November or December, and Chinese officials spent part of January downplaying the problem.
2. In early January, China posted the virus’ genome for all to study — and later that month, China put strict measures in place that helped eventually limit its outbreak.
3. Communities around the globe that had previous experience with the SARS outbreak prepared early and have so far avoided the worst impacts.
4. The U.S....

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