Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002
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In November 2002, a person contracted an atypical form of pneumonia, marking the first case of SARS, which is known as the older cousin of COVID-19. However, it took two months for health officials to recognize that this case was the beginning of a pandemic.
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