COVID-19: key developments for Wednesday, February 19, 2020

2025-06-08 10:24:13

A collection of key developments in the fight against COVID-19 (the actual virus is SARS-COV-2), posted throughout the week for those who just want the signal and not the noise. If there’s something you think we should include, sound off in the comments thread attached to the post.

Visit our Wuhan coronavirus status page and learn how to prepare for possible spread to your area. Scenarios, shopping lists, background info, and everything else you need, all in one place.

Previously: The previous day’s key developments post is here.

Editor’s note: I’ve been getting these up late because I’ve been sick, myself. But am on the mend, so will return to more timely updates during the day, soon.

[11:04 pm] China has not released their case numbers yet for the day — they’re behind and nobody knows why. They’ve also recently changed the case definition for this (again), so maybe that’s related. Anyway, here’s the latest numbers we do have: