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January 13, 2020

On January 13, 2020, the Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China. The year's #1 song was "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.

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2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2020th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2020s decade.

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  1. 2020 The Thai Ministry of Public Health confirms the first case of COVID-19 outside China.

    Government ministry of Thailand

    The Ministry of Public Health is a Thai governmental body responsible for the oversight of public health in Thailand. ).

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Bryan Monroe American journalist (1965–2021)
Philip Tartaglia Catholic archbishop of Glasgow (1951–2021)

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