《南华早报》称中国第一例新冠肺炎可以追溯到2019年11月17日
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back Coronavirus: China’s first confirmed Covid-19 case traced back to November 17 6park.comGovernment records suggest first person infected with new disease may have been a Hubei resident aged 55, but ‘patient zero’ has yet to be confirmedDocuments seen by the Post could help scientists track the spread of the disease and perhaps determine its source 6park.com 6park.com Josephine Ma 6park.comPublished: 8:00am, 13 Mar, 2020
Updated: 8:47am, 13 Mar, 2020 6park.com 6park.comThe first known case of Covid-19 in China dates back to November, but the hunt for “patient zero” goes on. Photo: EPA-EFE 6park.comThe first case of someone in China suffering from Covid-19 , the disease caused by the novel coronavirus , can be traced back to November 17, according to government data seen by the South China Morning Post. 6park.comChinese authorities have so far identified at least 266 people who were infected last year, all of whom came under medical surveillance at some point. 6park.com Some of the cases were likely backdated after health authorities had tested specimens taken from suspected patients. 6park.com Interviews with whistle-blowers from the medical community suggest Chinese doctors only realised they were dealing with a new disease in late December. 6park.com Scientists have been trying to map the pattern of the early transmission of Covid-19 since an epidemic was reported in the central China city of Wuhan in January, two months before the outbreak became a global health crisis. 6park.com Understanding how the disease spread and determining how undetected and undocumented cases contributed to its transmission will greatly improve their understanding of the size of that threat. 6park.com According to the government data seen by the Post, a 55 year-old from Hubei province could have been the first person to have contracted Covid-19 on November 17.
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