Remember this news from China in 2019?

The first case of someone in China suffering from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, can be traced back to November 17, 2019,

Source: [link to www.scmp.com (secure)]

Then, three days later on November 20, 2019....
Cases of the Black Death reported in China
[link to www.bbc.co.uk (secure)]

Huh? Black Death? Ok, let's keep digging:

But mentions of this Black Death/bubonic plague’ soon give way to a new name – "viral pneumonia".

On January 19, 2020:
China reports 17 new cases in viral pneumonia outbreak
[link to apnews.com (secure)]


So...let's look at this again.

Virus signs begin around November 17, 2019
Black Death plague reported in China on November 20
"Viral Pneumonia" takes over the headlines in January

The Black Death eerily disappeared from headlines at the same time as the ourbreak of "viral pnemonia" (later to be renamed "coronavirus").