Worldometers data on early Covid cases

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Either this is a mistake or some kind of shocking new data. Check what this Cases Timeline (worldwide) graph shows:

https://www.worldometers.info/corona...rope-usa-cases

^ It claims that on 14 January 2020 there were worldwide 41 cases in China, 278 cases in Spain (!) and zero elsewhere.

Until now the official version I knew was that the first case in Spain was reported on 31 January 2020 (a German tourist).

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The graph in question: https://i.imgur.com/Y5XeQk3.png

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Now Daily Mail UK claims:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...na-patent.html