AS the number of coronavirus deaths in Herefordshire reach 16, and the number of confirmed cases exceeds 100, life has changed in a way unimaginable just 14 weeks ago when the first cases were identified.

The UK has now been in a lockdown more than three weeks after a televised address from the Prime Minister, a temporary mortuary has been set up in Hereford and a field hospital will accept county patients, if needed.

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With events moving at a rapid pace, here's a look at the timeline from December 31, when the "illness" was first reported to the World Health Organisation, to April 13 when confirmed cases in the county reached 104.

In that time, the Queen has made a rare address to the nation and we've had to cope with flooding, described as "biblical" by one Herefordshire MP.

December 31 - Chinese authorities inform the World Health Organisation (WHO) of an illness in Wuhan, China.

January 8 - It is referred to in China as being a new form coronavirus, Covid-19, a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways.

January 20 - First reports that the virus is spreading.

January 21 - WHO confirms human-to-human transmission of the virus.

January 24 - Health Secretary Matt Hancock chairs the Government's first Cobra meeting on coronavirus.

January 25 - Covid-19 reaches more countries, and for the first time Europe as France reports cases.

January 30 - After death toll passes 100, the WHO declares Covid-19 a global emergency.

January 31 - The first cases in the UK are confirmed.

February 15 - While Herefordshire is hit by flooding after Storm Dennis, the first death in Europe - in France - is confirmed.

February 22 - The first deaths are reported in Italy leading to lockdown measures there - the first European country to act in that way.

February 28 - A passenger on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan is the first Briton to die from Covid-19.

March 5 - The first person in the UK dies with coronavirus. The woman, in her 70s, died in the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. A second person, a man in his 80s, dies the following day.

West Midlands first case is also confirmed, in Birmingham.

March 6 - Vanarama National League ban handshakes after Hereford FC had already banned its players from spitting in training or matches.

March 10 - First case confirmed in Herefordshire.

March 11 - Covid-19 is declared a pandemic by the WHO.

March 12 - The Cheltenham Festival and Liverpool v Athletic Madrid go ahead despite concerns. Soon after cancellations of sports fixtures begin to be announced.

March 15 - Number 10 announces daily press briefings on the progress of the pandemic. The Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to more than 30 countries.

March 16 - The Prime Minister tells everyone to avoid non essential travel, work from home where possible, and avoid crowded places.

March 17 - Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils a financial package to help businesses furlough staff.

March 16 - Hereford FC face an uncertain end to the season as the Vanarama National League suspended all football until at least April

March 20 - Pubs and restaurants are ordered to close. Schools also close, opening only to children of 'key workers'.

March 24 - Number of confirmed cases passes 10, as eight cases confirmed in a single taking the total to 15.

March 21 - All non-urgent elective operations will be suspended in Herefordshire to help the Wye Valley NHS Trust tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

March 22 - Global cases of Covid-19 surpass 300,000. It took three months to reach the first 100,000 cases, 12 days to reach 200,000, then only three days to reach 300,000.

March 23 - In a television address the PM announces historic lockdown measures to stop the spread, with people now only allowed to leave home for limited reasons.

All shops selling non-essential goods are told to close, gatherings of more than two people in public are banned, all events including weddings but excluding funerals are cancelled.

March 24 - The Government launches an appeal to recruit a 250,000-strong "volunteer army" to help with tasks such as delivering supplies and getting in touch with lonely people in isolation. More than 750,000 people sign up to help in the first week of recruitment.

March 25 - The Prince of Wales tests positive for coronavirus but is displaying only "mild symptoms", Clarence House says.

March 26 - The government unveils a package for self-employed people, and the first 'Clap for Carers' is held.

March 27 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson is announced to have tested positive for Covid-19.

March 28 - A patient under the care of Wye Valley NHS Trust becomes the first to die after testing positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire.

March 31 - Vanarama National League season suspended indefinitely, with Hereford FC later announcing the club would vote to end the season immediately.

April 3 - Number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Herefordshire passes 50.

April 5 - The Queen speaks to the nation about the crisis.

April 6 - It is announced the PM is in intensive care.

April 8 - NHS figures show deaths at county hospitals from coronavirus reach 10, as Herefordshire Council announces a temporary mortuary in for an increase of deaths from Covid-19.

A new temporary hospital for the Midlands, the Nightingale, prepares to open.

April 13 - Current figures show 10 patients who tested positive for coronavirus in Herefordshire have died, and the number of confirmed cases rises to 104.