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When does a pandemic begin is sort of an interesting question.

I agree when the virus is first seen is probably a bad date to use for historical context purposes, but I see the logic for it.

voytec on April 1, 2024 [–]

Was there any government which wasn't still downplaying the situation during first two months of 2020?

First cases outside China were reported in Jan. WHO announced the pandemic on Mar 11 and first related lockdown (outside China?) was announced in Italy 2 days later.

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