“All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat”

The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak began, according to one theory, from people in Wuhan, China, who ate bats. A joke was posted on Reddit—Oneliners on March 17, 2020:
   
“All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat.”
   
“Right off the bat” is an idiom that means “right from the start.”
   
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China on 1 December 2019, spreading to every province-level administrative division of the country by 29 January 2020. On 30 January, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following an increase in the number of cases outside China.
 
Wiktionary: off the bat
prepositional phrase
off the bat
1. (idiomatic) From the start; immediately; right away.
Right off the bat, I can see that you need to see a doctor.
   
Reddit—Oneliners
Posted by u/kru5h March 17, 2020
All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat.
 
Twitter
Kids and life hacks
@guys_and
All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat.
3:06 AM · Mar 17, 2020·IFTTT
     
Facebook
Adam N. Signore
March 17, 2020 at 11:33 AM ·
Too soon? stolen from my friend Sean:
All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat.
But seriously, watch this video: ...
 
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‎Justin Maxwell‎ to Pun Hub
March 20, 2020
All countries got Coronavirus eventually, but China got it right off the bat.
 
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Lloyd Legalist
@LloydLegalist
All countries eventually got the Coronavirus but China got it right off the bat. #coronavirus
11:59 PM · Mar 22, 2020·Twitter for iPhone