| December 1 | First case is reported in the Hubei province city Wuhan. |
| December 31 | Twenty-seven confirmed cases and the world is on brink. |
| January 16 | A total of forty-one COVID-19 cases confirmed in Wuhan. |
| January 20 | Authorities begin implementing various control measures. |
| January 20 | Person-to-person spread of the coronavirus now confirmed. |
| January 21 | Movement of people in and out of Wuhan is now controlled. |
| January 23 | Wuhan is under lock down and no one is allowed to leave. |
| January 28 | 31 of 32 Chinese provinces have reported COVID-19 cases. |
| January 29 | People delay returning to work after the Lunar New Year. |
| Mid-February | People actively encouraged to keep working from home. |
| Mid-February | Remote learning among students is now in full effect. |
| Late February | Cases under control in cities outside Hubei province. |
| March 11 | China announces two-week quarantine for Beijing visitors. |
| March 17 | Volunteer health workers who went to Wuhan begin to leave. |
| March 26 | China announces extensive restrictions on foreign visitors |
