The first of a macabre series. Exactly three years ago, China announced its first death, which occurred two days earlier, linked to a mysterious pneumonia circulating in a Wuhan market. The name of this first victim has never been made public. We only know that this 61-year-old man was shopping in this fish market called Huanan, considered the first outbreak of the epidemic, and closed since January 1, 2020.
Covid, the Chinese disaster: “We can’t even find paracetamol anymore”
While social networks panic over images of deceased people, and the Chinese New Year crossover raises fears of the spread of the virus, China is slow to react. Doctors in Wuhan who had hinted at the existence of the virus were initially accused by police of spreading rumors, before authorities took drastic measures in late January. Three Chinese cities, home to more than 56 million inhabitants, are being put under glass in a few hours. From the psychosis in China to the arrival of the virus in Europe and the announcement of the first lockdown, relive the three months that changed the face of the world in images.
The sequel after the announcement
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