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[โ€“] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Considering there were quarantines in December, I'm pretty sure health officials were in the know. Though official international reporting may not have happened until Dec 31.

[โ€“] derekabutton@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well yeah. If people all over the world knew weeks earlier, obviously the health officials knew. But if they didn't report it before, that doesn't disagree with the textbook.