COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
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On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency on January 31. Restrictions were placed on flights arriving from China, but the initial U.S. response to the pandemic was otherwise slow in terms of preparing the healthcare system, stopping other travel, and testing. The first known American deaths occurred in Februar
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2020-02-17T17:15:40Z
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2024-08-29T20:58:00Z
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