Doctors in Lombardy , Italy , found earlier accounts of the coronavirus prior to the date of the first known infection case .
The earliest known infection occurred on 17 November 2019 in Wuhan , China , although doctors in Lombardy , Italy have uncovered early ( anecdotal ) cases apparently coterminous with the outbreak in China. < gallery widths= '' 200px '' heights= '' 200px '' >
Coronavirus disease 2019