February

Coronavirus was spreading ‘cryptically’ in the US by early February, CDC data reveals  

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Coronavirus was spreading ‘cryptically’ in the US by early February, CDC data reveals A CDC analysis of flu-like illnesses and post-mortem testing for coronavirus found that the first US coronavirus death happened on February 6  The person had not traveled out of the country in the weeks preceding their death, suggesting they caught it in their … Read more

Ministers ‘were warned of sustained coronavirus transmission’ in February

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Ministers were reportedly warned of sustained coronavirus transmission of Covid-19 in the UK two weeks before they told care homes it was ‘very unlikely’ residents would be infected. The Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling committee (SPI-M) released a statement on February 10 which stated that there was a ‘realistic probability’ that there is already a ‘sustained … Read more