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Covid-19 Likely in U.S. in Mid-December 2019, CDC Scientists Report – The Wall Street Journal
New analysis of blood donations finds virus was present on West Coast earlier than previously believed
The new coronavirus infected people in the U.S. in mid-December 2019, a few weeks before it was officially identified in China and about a month earlier than public health authorities found the first U.S. case, according to a government study published Monday.
The findings significantly strengthen evidence suggesting the virus was spreading around the world well before public health authorities and researchers became aware, upending initial thinking about how early and quickly it emerged.
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