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Chinese newspaper reveals when the first case of the new coronavirus occurred.

A Hong Kong newspaper claims to have access to information confirming that the first case registered by the Chinese government was in November. The case was reportedly identified on November 17th of last year in a 55-year-old resident of Hubei province.

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Sputnik A Hong Kong newspaper claims to have access to information confirming that the first case registered by the Chinese government was in November.

O The South China Morning Post claimed to have had access to government data that would confirm when the first infection of the new coronavirus occurred.On November 17, a 55-year-old resident of Hubei province was reportedly the first person to contract the virus.

According to the private newspaper, which claims to have official information, between one and five cases have been registered daily since then; on December 15th, there were 27 infected people, while by December 20th the infections corresponded to 60 patients.

As of December 31, the Chinese government had not officially reported any cases of the "new pneumonia" to the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to China's National Health Commission, the Asian giant recorded only eight new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The country is beginning to show concrete data indicating that the worst phase of the crisis has been overcome; however, the same cannot be said for Europe, which is experiencing the opposite situation.