Samuel Alizon Senior Researcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Expertise: Evolution of infectious diseases, Epidemiology Partially correct Health Posted on: 2020-05-19 The first SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans occurred during fall 2019, but not enough evidence exists to confirm a global spread before early 2020 Claim: “Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019” Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08
Partially correct Health Posted on: 2020-05-19 The first SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans occurred during fall 2019, but not enough evidence exists to confirm a global spread before early 2020 Claim: “Coronavirus quickly spread around the world as early as October 2019” Source: Facebook, Hashem Al-Ghaili, 2020-05-08