Timeline: Coronavirus outbreak as it unfolds

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has escalated into a pandemic affecting at least 200 countries and regions.

The disease was first reported in the central Chinese city of Wuhan by the end of last year. It soon gripped the whole country while forcing Wuhan, a metropolis of 11 million resident, into lockdown.

But China moved fast and mobilized the whole nation to contain the outbreak. Thanks to its efforts, rise of new infections nationwide is grinding to a halt, and life is slowly returning to normal.

As the pandemic picks up pace elsewhere, how could China's battle against the outbreak inspire other nations?

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