>> WE ARE GOING TO TURN TO % NBCNEWS NOW CORRESPONDED TO %
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS HAS EVOLVED
INTO A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. %
>> Reporter: QUARANTINE, STATE %
OF EMERGENCY, SHELTER INSIDE. %
THE STORY CHANGES BY THE HOUR. %
HOW EXACTLY DID WE GET HERE? %
IT ALL STARTED LAST DECEMBER %
WHEN SOME PEOPLE IN WUHAN, %
CHINA CAME DOWN WITH AN UNUSUAL
FORM OF PNEUMONIA. %
CHINA OFFICIALLY REPORTS THESE %
CASES ON DECEMBER 31. %
THE NEXT DAY WUHAN SHUTS DOWN A
SEAFOOD MARKET WHERE EXPERTS %
SAY IT ORIGINATED. %
ONE WEEK LATER CHINA DEEMS THAT
THE MYSTERY ILLNESS IS A NOVEL %
CORONAVIRUS. %
CORONAVIRUS. % THEY ALSO RELEASE THE DNA %
SEQUENCE TO SCIENTISTS AROUND %
THE WORLD SO THEY CAN DEVELOP A
VACCINE. %
VACCINE. % THEY REPORT THEIR FIRST DEATH %
ON JANUARY 11. %
FAST-FORWARD TWO DAYS,
CORONAVIRUS HITS THAILAND. %
THE FIRST TRANSMISSION OUTSIDE %
MAINLAND CHINA. %
IN THE COMING DAYS, JAPAN AND %
SOUTH KOREA ALSO ANNOUNCE CASES.
ON JANUARY 21, THE CDC REPORTS %
THE FIRST U. S. CASE OF %
CORONAVIRUS IN WASHINGTON %
STATE. %
STATE. % >> THIS IS NOT A MOMENT FOR %
PANIC OR HIGH ANXIETY.
>> Reporter: BACK IN CHINA, THE
VIRUS CONTINUES TO GROW. %
WUHAN GOES INTO LOCKDOWN. %
ON JANUARY 23, THEY’VE MAKE A %
MAJOR 1000 THAT HOSPITAL IN 10 %
DAYS. %
DAYS. % BY THE END OF THE MONTH THINGS %
ESCALATE.COM. %
ESCALATE.COM. % THE WHITE HOUSE LAUNCHES A %
CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE. %
CHICAGO WITH ITS FIRST PERSON-%
TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION IN THE %
U. S. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION %
SUSPENDS ENTRY FOR FOREIGN
NATIONALS WHO RECENTLY TRAVELED
TO CHINA. %
THIS BRINGS US TO FEBRUARY. %
JAPAN ANNOUNCES AN OUTBREAK ON %
THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE %
SHIP. %
SHIP. % 3700 PASSENGERS GO INTO %
QUARANTINE. %
QUARANTINE. % >> THE OTHER THING WE ARE %
CONCERNED ABOUT IS HOW WE GET %
HOME RIGHT NOW. %
>> Reporter: SEVERAL AMERICANS %
TEST POSITIVE AFTER EVACUATING
THE SHIP. %
MEANWHILE, ITALY STARTS TO %
PLACE TOWNS UNDER LOCKDOWN. %
ON FEBRUARY 26, THE CDC REPORTS
A PATIENT IN CALIFORNIA WITH NO
KNOWN TRAVEL HISTORY OR %
EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS. %
>> THIS CASE TO BE THE FIRST %
POSSIBLE INSTANCE OF COMMUNITY %
TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 IN THE
UNITED STATES. %
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP %
DOWNPLAYED IT. %
>> IT WILL DISSIPATE. %
>> Reporter: A FEW DAYS LATER
WASHINGTON STATE RECORDS THE
FIRST CORONAVIRUS RELATED DEATH
IN THE UNITED STATES. %
AT THIS POINT THE VIRUS HAS HIT
54 COUNTRIES WITH NEARLY 3000
DEATHS WORLDWIDE.
DEATHS WORLDWIDE. AS WE ENTER THE MONTH OF MARCH,
STATE GOVERNMENTS OF %
CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, MARYLAND,
UTAH, KENTUCKY, AND OREGON %
DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY. %
BY MARCH 8, ALL OF IT ITALY %
GOES INTO LOCKDOWN.
>> Reporter: THIS HAPPENS ON %
MARCH 11. %
>>COVID-19 CAN BE DECLARED A %
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP %
LIMITED TRAVEL TO EUROPE. %
THE NBA POSTPONED THEIR SEASON %
AND TOM HANKS REVEALS THAT HE %
AND HIS WIFE HAVE THE VIRUS. %
TRUMP THEN ANNOUNCES THIS A %
COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. %
>> I AM OFFICIALLY DECLARING A
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. %
>> Reporter: THAT BRINGS US TO %
THE WEEK OF MARCH 15. %
SCIENTISTS AND WASHINGTON %
LAUNCH THE FIRST HUMAN TRIAL %
FOR A VACCINE. %
THE FEDERAL RESERVE SLASHES %
DOWN TO ZERO. %
NEW YORK CITY CLOSE TO SCHOOLS,
BARS AND THEATERS. %
THE BAY AREA TELLS RESIDENTS TO
SHELTER IN PLACE. %
TRUMP SIGNS OFF ON A PACKAGE TO
EASE THE FINANCIAL FOLLOW. %
AND CHINA REPORTS NO NEW CASES %
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE
OUTBREAK STARTED. %
THERE IS A LOT TO KEEP TRACK %
OF. %
OF. % IT IS UNCLEAR WHERE WE GO FROM %