From a rumor to 1,000 deaths: How the coronavirus outbreak unfolded for Americans at the epicenter

We were very concerned about how we were going to be able to get home." The Blouins contact the U.S. embassy and request seats on the first evacuation flight out of the city.Adama has no idea that the city has been locked down.It's Lunar New Year's Eve, but McGory doesn't celebrate. Few people walk the usually crowded streets and malls.The U.S. Embassy calls McGory to offer him a seat on an evacuation flight out of Wuhan, but McGory doesn't have his passport because he applied for a two-week extension and cannot accept the seat.To pass the time, McGory goes out for walks, watches college basketball highlights, and cooks. "People are afraid," McGory says. "You don't know who to believe."Officials spray disinfectant on Adama's apartment complex.Friends, family and reporters reach out to McGory. "I haven't seen people in days, so it's nice to see people," she says.McGory's flight out of Wuhan is canceled for at least 36 hours.Adama celebrates her birthday under lockdown. They end up waiting about 15 hours at the airport.About 350 passengers were divided between two planes based on the first letter of their last name, McGory says. His plane sits on the tarmac for about an hour and a half before medical personnel informs the 170 passengers that they're headed to San Diego.About 37 hours after he left his apartment in Wuhan, McGory arrives at Miramar Marine Base – a few minutes from where his sister lives."There wasn’t much food. You had to fight through it," McGory says.Several people from McGory's flight are hospitalized in the afternoon.Meanwhile in Wuhan, a 60-year-old U.S. citizen diagnosed with the coronavirus dies in what appears to be the first American fatality from the global virus outbreak.The Blouins adjust to life in quarantine at Travis Air Force Base. I just made it through the morning check," McGory says.In Wuhan, Adama hears an announcement being broadcast from a loudspeaker on the back of a truck driving through the city. they don't want people jumping over the gate there," Adama says in a video. "They want us to stay here."In the U.S., about 65 new passengers arrive at Miramar Marine Base where McGory is staying, causing concern among people in quarantine that their stays would be lengthened. "Every day’s something new," McGory says. "People are still upset with the news about the mistake made by the CDC," McGory says.And there's nine more days to go: McGory and the Blouins are expected to remain in quarantine until Wednesday, Feb. 19.Follow Grace Hauck on Twitter @grace_hauck.Coronavirus, explained: Everything  to know about the deadly virus alarming the worldSee inside the quarantined cruise ship quarantined When will the threat of coronavirus end?