A Project for HIST 1000 in 2020-2022
 
Author: <span>Steven Salafia</span>

Could a quicker response to COVID-19 have prevented such a big outbreak?

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 can be traced back to November 17th, 2019. Patient “zero” was a 55-year-old citizen in the Hubei province. The first confirmed case to appear in the U.S was January 20th, 2020 and it was reported to the CDC two days later. The time difference …