[M2Ys4U]

The BBC were definitely covering it in late December 2019 - I distinctly remember the TV coverage on New Years Eve.

[satysin]

If you have any links to articles or news reports I would be very grateful.

[s1artibartfast]

Here is a western news report from mid November: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/16/china-bubonic-plague-ou...

[dqv]

If you can get access to an archive of South China Morning Post that hasn't been scrubbed, the term you want to search for is "mystery pneumonia" or "sars like".

[satysin]

Thanks, I have several Chinese/Asia news sources from December however I was asking for a BBC reference as M2Ys4U mentioned it was reported by the BBC on New Years Eve and the earliest I have is January 3rd.

[dboreham]

btw this is where the "19" comes from.