COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory

Main article: 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

Updated November 3, 2024.

COVID-19 pandemic by location

	Location	Cases	Deaths
	World	776,695,852	7,072,496
	European Union	186,241,416	1,265,093
	United States	103,436,829	1,205,461
	China	99,381,002	122,367
	India	45,044,081	533,652
	France	39,023,328	168,091
	Germany	38,437,756	174,979
	Brazil	37,511,921	702,116
	South Korea	34,571,873	35,934
	Japan	33,803,572	74,694
	Italy	26,826,486	197,542
	United Kingdom	25,006,869	232,112
	Russia	24,547,989	403,508
	Turkey	17,004,728	101,419
	Spain	13,980,340	121,852
	Australia	11,861,161	25,236
	Vietnam	11,624,000	43,206
	Argentina	10,105,599	130,693
	Taiwan	9,970,937	17,672
	Netherlands	8,644,223	22,986
	Iran	7,627,863	146,837
	Mexico	7,622,259	334,764
	Indonesia	6,829,668	162,059
	Poland	6,755,185	120,875
	Colombia	6,394,306	142,727
	Austria	6,082,821	22,534
	Greece	5,724,778	39,606
	Portugal	5,669,374	29,018
	Ukraine	5,541,734	109,923
	Chile	5,403,559	64,482
	Malaysia	5,316,630	37,351
	Belgium	4,888,331	34,339
	Israel	4,841,558	12,707
	Canada	4,819,055	55,282
	Czech Republic	4,807,669	43,660
	Thailand	4,803,135	34,733
	Peru	4,526,977	220,975
	Switzerland	4,466,918	14,170
	Philippines	4,173,631	66,864
	South Africa	4,072,813	102,595
	Romania	3,566,466	68,899
	Denmark	3,442,484	9,919
	Singapore	3,006,155	2,024
	Hong Kong	2,876,106	13,466
	Sweden	2,764,353	27,928
	New Zealand	2,650,294	4,435
	Serbia	2,583,470	18,057
	Iraq	2,465,545	25,375
	Hungary	2,235,887	49,084
	Bangladesh	2,051,455	29,499
	Slovakia	1,883,245	21,247
	Georgia	1,863,615	17,150
	Republic of Ireland	1,750,342	9,900
	Jordan	1,746,997	14,122
	Pakistan	1,580,631	30,656
	Norway	1,523,402	5,732
	Kazakhstan	1,504,370	19,072
	Finland	1,499,712	11,466
	Lithuania	1,398,560	9,847
	Slovenia	1,359,672	9,914
	Croatia	1,347,441	18,774
	Bulgaria	1,337,252	38,743
	Morocco	1,279,115	16,305
	Puerto Rico	1,252,713	5,938
	Guatemala	1,250,392	20,203
	Lebanon	1,239,904	10,947
	Costa Rica	1,235,662	9,374
	Bolivia	1,212,149	22,387
	Tunisia	1,153,361	29,423
	Cuba	1,113,662	8,530
	Ecuador	1,078,766	36,054
	United Arab Emirates	1,067,030	2,349
	Panama	1,044,987	8,756
	Uruguay	1,041,640	7,684
	Mongolia	1,011,489	2,136
	Nepal	1,003,450	12,031
	Belarus	994,038	7,118
	Latvia	977,765	7,475
	Saudi Arabia	841,469	9,646
	Azerbaijan	836,462	10,353
	Paraguay	735,759	19,880
	Cyprus	708,559	1,492
	Palestine	703,228	5,708
	Bahrain	696,614	1,536
	Sri Lanka	672,802	16,907
	Kuwait	667,290	2,570
	Dominican Republic	661,103	4,384
	Moldova	650,542	12,280
	Myanmar	643,209	19,494
	Estonia	610,471	2,998
	Venezuela	552,695	5,856
	Egypt	516,023	24,830
	Qatar	514,524	690
	Libya	507,269	6,437
	Ethiopia	501,239	7,574
	Réunion	494,595	921
	Honduras	472,909	11,114
	Armenia	452,977	8,778
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	403,890	16,400
	Oman	399,449	4,628
	Luxembourg	395,802	1,000
	North Macedonia	352,032	9,990
	Zambia	349,892	4,078
	Brunei	349,170	181
	Kenya	344,109	5,689
	Albania	337,192	3,608
	Botswana	330,696	2,801
	Mauritius	329,121	1,074
	Kosovo	274,279	3,212
	Algeria	272,173	6,881
	Nigeria	267,189	3,155
	Zimbabwe	266,396	5,740
	Montenegro	251,280	2,654
	Afghanistan	235,214	7,998
	Mozambique	233,845	2,252
	Martinique	230,354	1,104
	Laos	219,060	671
	Iceland	210,656	186
	Guadeloupe	203,235	1,021
	El Salvador	201,960	4,230
	Trinidad and Tobago	191,496	4,390
	Maldives	186,694	316
	Uzbekistan	175,081	1,016
	Namibia	172,556	4,110
	Ghana	172,210	1,462
	Uganda	172,159	3,632
	Jamaica	157,322	3,618
	Cambodia	139,324	3,056
	Rwanda	133,266	1,468
	Cameroon	125,279	1,974
	Malta	123,114	925
	Barbados	108,835	593
	Angola	107,482	1,937
	Democratic Republic of the Congo	100,976	1,474
	French Guiana	98,041	413
	Senegal	89,312	1,972
	Malawi	89,168	2,686
	Kyrgyzstan	88,953	1,024
	Ivory Coast	88,448	835
	Suriname	82,503	1,406
	New Caledonia	80,203	314
	French Polynesia	79,451	650
	Eswatini	75,356	1,427
	Guyana	74,491	1,302
	Belize	71,430	688
	Fiji	69,047	885
	Madagascar	68,575	1,428
	Jersey	66,391	161
	Cabo Verde	64,474	417
	Sudan	63,993	5,046
	Mauritania	63,876	997
	Bhutan	62,697	21
	Syria	57,423	3,163
	Burundi	54,569	15
	Guam	52,287	419
	Seychelles	51,892	172
	Gabon	49,056	307
	Andorra	48,015	159
	Papua New Guinea	46,864	670
	Curaçao	45,883	305
	Aruba	44,224	292
	Tanzania	43,263	846
	Mayotte	42,027	187
	Togo	39,533	290
	Bahamas	39,127	849
	Guinea	38,582	468
	Isle of Man	38,008	116
	Lesotho	36,138	709
	Guernsey	35,326	67
	Faroe Islands	34,658	28
	Haiti	34,555	860
	Mali	33,171	743
	Federated States of Micronesia	31,765	65
	Cayman Islands	31,472	37
	Saint Lucia	30,288	410
	Benin	28,036	163
	Somalia	27,334	1,361
	Solomon Islands	25,954	199
	United States Virgin Islands	25,389	132
	San Marino	25,292	126
	Republic of the Congo	25,234	389
	Timor-Leste	23,460	138
	Burkina Faso	22,146	400
	Liechtenstein	21,603	89
	Gibraltar	20,550	113
	Grenada	19,693	238
	Bermuda	18,860	165
	South Sudan	18,847	147
	Tajikistan	17,786	125
	Monaco	17,181	67
	Equatorial Guinea	17,130	183
	Samoa	17,057	31
	Tonga	16,992	13
	Marshall Islands	16,297	17
	Nicaragua	16,194	245
	Dominica	16,047	74
	Djibouti	15,690	189
	Central African Republic	15,443	113
	Northern Mariana Islands	14,985	41
	Gambia	12,627	372
	Collectivity of Saint Martin	12,324	46
	Vanuatu	12,019	14
	Greenland	11,971	21
	Yemen	11,945	2,159
	Caribbean Netherlands	11,922	41
	Sint Maarten	11,051	92
	Eritrea	10,189	103
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9,674	124
	Guinea-Bissau	9,614	177
	Niger	9,528	315
	Comoros	9,109	160
	Antigua and Barbuda	9,106	146
	American Samoa	8,359	34
	Liberia	8,090	294
	Sierra Leone	7,985	126
	Chad	7,702	194
	British Virgin Islands	7,628	64
	Cook Islands	7,375	2
	Turks and Caicos Islands	6,824	40
	Sao Tome and Principe	6,771	80
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6,607	46
	Palau	6,372	10
	Saint Barthélemy	5,507	5
	Nauru	5,393	1
	Kiribati	5,085	24
	Anguilla	3,904	12
	Wallis and Futuna	3,760	9
	Macau	3,514	121
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3,426	2
	Tuvalu	2,943	1
	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	2,166	0
	Falkland Islands	1,923	0
	Montserrat	1,403	8
	Niue	1,092	0
	Tokelau	80	0
	Vatican City	26	0
	Pitcairn Islands	4	0
	Turkmenistan	0	0
	North Korea	0	0

Map of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak (as of 7 November 2024):

  Region of origin (Mainland China)

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

This article documents countries affected by and responses to the novel coronavirus responsible for the 2019–20 outbreak in Wuhan, China, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures. Furthermore some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect.

Countries and territories with confirmed cases

Australia

Map of the outbreak in Australia:

  1–5 confirmed cases reported

The first confirmed case was announced on 25 January, in a man in his 50s, who had travelled from Guangzhou to Melbourne on 19 January via China Southern Airlines flight CZ321. He is receiving treatment at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne. On 25 January, it was announced that three patients have tested positive in New South Wales. Within the same day, six people in New South Wales were held under observation and confirmed to undergo hospital testing after having recently returned from Wuhan. Out of the six patients, two are suspected to have probable cases of the virus. The remaining four are potentially suspected to have contracted the virus. On 27 January, NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant announced in a press conference that a fifth patient has tested positive for the coronavirus in New South Wales. The patient is currently undergoing treatment at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.

Australia's chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, said biosecurity officials would begin screening passengers arriving on the three weekly flights to Sydney from Wuhan starting on 23 January. Passengers would also be given an information pamphlet and asked to present themselves if they had a fever or suspected they might have the disease.

Cambodia

On 27 January, Cambodia confirmed its first case in Sihanoukville, a 60-year-old Chinese man travelling to the coastal city from Wuhan with his family. Three other members of his family were placed under quarantine as they did not appear to have symptoms of the virus, while he was placed in a separate room for treatment at the Preah Sihanouk Referral Hospital. he was reportedly in a stable condition.

Canada

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) implemented signage in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal airports to raise awareness of the virus and has added a health screening question to the electronic kiosks for passengers arriving from central China; however, there are no direct flights from Wuhan to Canada. On 23 January, Minister of Health Patty Hajdu said that five or six people were being monitored for signs of coronavirus, including at least one in Quebec and another in Vancouver.

On 25 January, the first presumptive case in Canada was admitted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. The patient, a male in his 50s who travelled between Wuhan and Guangzhou before returning to Toronto on 22 January, contacted emergency services following rapid onset symptoms. The presumption of infection in the patient was made after a rapid test was done at Public Health Ontario's Toronto laboratory. Final testing conducted at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba validated the presumptive confirmation on 27 January. On the same day, the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario announced the man's wife as the second presumptive case. According to the Government of Ontario's official website, there were 11 cases under investigation as of 28 January at 10:30 a.m. ET. The number of cases being observed in Quebec dropped to three. The first presumptive case in British Columbia was also announced that day.

France

Map of the outbreak in France
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

The first confirmed case in Europe was reported in Bordeaux, with two more in Paris, all of them on 24 January, and all in people recently returned from China. In Paris, a 31-year-old man and his 30-year-old partner, both from Wuhan, were infected. They arrived in France on January 18. The third patient hospitalized in Bordeaux is a 48-year-old Frenchman from China, who arrived on the territory on 22 January. Immediately taken in charge by the service d'aide médicale urgente, the patient is since placed in isolation in the hospital, his condition is considered reassuring. The authorities are trying to determine whether he may have infected people around him.

In addition, a woman from Wuhan cheated health checks, and was subsequently tracked down. Her symptoms are since under control.

Germany

On 27 January, the Bavarian Ministry of Health announced that a man from the Starnberg district in Bavaria has become infected with the disease. His case is the first known of a person contracting the virus outside of China from a non-relative (the first known transmission of the virus outside China being father to son in Vietnam).

Hong Kong

'Hong Kong confirms two new cases of pneumonia' – China News Service, 24 January (video)

Map of the outbreak in Hong Kong
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) added the term "unidentified pneumonia" to their list of notifiable diseases to expand their authority on quarantine. The Hong Kong government also shortened hospital visits and made it a requirement for visitors to wear face masks. Screening was tightened at airports and train stations with connections to Wuhan. In the first week of 2020, 30 unwell travellers from Wuhan were tested. Most had other respiratory viruses.

On 22 January, a mainland man, age 39, who travelled from Shenzhen developed symptoms of pneumonia. He had been to Wuhan in the previous month. He tested positive and was hospitalised in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong Island. A 56-year-old man from Ma On Shan, who had visited Wuhan, also tested positive.

The Hong Kong government designated the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village in Sai Kung as a quarantine centre. On 23 January, three people who had been in close contact with the two aforementioned cases were quarantined, including two medical workers and a visitor from Australia. The Hong Kong Tourism Board cancelled the Lunar New Year Cup and a four-day Lunar New Year carnival, citing concerns over the virus outbreak.

On 24 January, health authorities confirmed a fifth case.

The city's largest amusement parks, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Ocean Park Hong Kong, and Madame Tussauds Hong Kong closed from 26 January, until further notice.

On January 28, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam, stated the high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and mainland China would be suspended starting January 30, and all cross-border ferry services would also be suspended in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Additionally, flights from mainland China would be cut in half, cross-border bus services reduced, and the Hong Kong government is asking all it's employees (except those providing essential/emergency services) to work from home. In a later press conference that day, Carrie Lam said that the Man Kam To and Sha Tau Kok border checkpoints would be closed.

Japan

Map of the outbreak in Japan
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

A 30-year-old Chinese national who had previously travelled to Wuhan developed a fever on 3 January and subsequently returned to Japan on 6 January. He tested positive during a hospital admission between 10 and 15 January. He had not visited the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, but possibly had close contact with an affected person in Wuhan. On 24 January, a second case was confirmed via a Chinese national who visited from Wuhan. On 25 January, the third case of the virus was confirmed in a woman from Wuhan.

Japan has been taking extra precautions, due to the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo. Despite this, on 28 January, the fifth, sixth and seventh cases of the virus were confirmed in Japan, including a man who has not visited Wuhan. This man was reported to be a tour bus driver who had driven a group from Wuhan earlier in January.

Macau

Map of the outbreak in Macau
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

By 22 January, Macau had confirmed two cases, in a 52-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man, both from Wuhan. On the morning of 26 January, Macau confirmed three additional cases.

Mainland China

Main article: Timeline of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

Malaysia

Map of the outbreak in Malaysia
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

Eight Chinese nationals were quarantined at a hotel in Johor Bahru on 24 January after coming into contact with an infected person in neighbouring Singapore. Despite early reports of them testing negative for the virus, three of them were confirmed to be infected on 25 January and subsequently quarantined at the Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor.

The director general of the Ministry of Health, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said thermal scanners were being used to screen travellers at border points, and that the Malaysian health authorities were placed on high alert. Malaysian public have been reminded by local authorities to take precautionary measures in the wake of the virus threat with those travelling to China have been advised to stay away from animal farms and markets in the country and to not eat raw or semi-cooked meats. Following several earlier suspected cases in Sabah, all direct flights between the Sabah's capital of Kota Kinabalu and Wuhan were indefinitely stopped until the virus is able to be contained by the authorities in China.

On 24 January, a two-year-old child who was suspected to have been infected was detained along with their parents. The parents refused quarantine and were detained the next day by police at Senai International Airport before returning to China.

On 26 January, a fourth case of the virus was detected, which was unconnected to the previous cases. A suspected case was also detected in the state of Kedah's island of Langkawi involving two Chinese nationals female with both victims quarantined at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital. With the increasing confirmation cases reported in neighbouring Thailand, both the state of Kedah and Penang tightened their borders by conducting stringent checks at its international entry points.

Nepal

Map of the outbreak in Nepal
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

A Nepali student who had returned from Wuhan became the first confirmed case of the country and South Asia on 24 January, after a sample sent to WHO Collaborating Centre Hong Kong. He was discharged after his condition improved.

On 27 January, an American national who had arrived from Wuhan was confirmed as the second case in the country.

Singapore

Map of the outbreak in Singapore
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

The first case was confirmed on 23 January, involving a 66-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan who flew from Guangzhou via China Southern Airlines flight CZ351 with nine companions and stayed at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort and Spa. Contact tracing subsequently commenced. Two more cases were confirmed the next day, involving a 37-year-old son of the first case and a 53-year-old Chinese woman who arrived on 21 January by flight and had shown positive preliminary results. Another 28 suspected cases were detected as a result of enhanced testing.

On 25 January, the fourth case in Singapore was confirmed at Sengkang General Hospital, in a 36-year-old from Wuhan who had stayed at Village Hotel Sentosa.

On 28 January, the Ministry of Health confirmed three more cases. The first involved a 56-year-old from Wuhan who stayed at a house in Ceylon Road; she was subsequently warded at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). Two cases were announced later on the same day. A 56-year-old male arrived from Wuhan on 19 January and subsequently developed a cough on 26 January. He was tested positive at Changi General Hospital on 27 January. A 35-year-old male arrived in Singapore on 23 January, and went to Raffles Hospital after developing symptoms on 24 January. He was transferred to NCID and was tested positive on 27 January as well.

Preventive measures

The Ministry of Health issued a health advisory on 2 January, and implemented temperature checks for passengers arriving in Changi Airport from Wuhan the following day. On 20 January, temperature screening at Changi Airport was extended to all travellers coming from China. In addition, individuals with pneumonia who had travelled to Wuhan within 14 days before the onset of symptoms will be isolated in hospital. On 22 January, quarantine measures were extended to travellers who arrived from China and displayed symptoms.

After three more suspected cases were detected was detected on 22 January, a multi-ministry taskforce was convened to tackle the virus. The MOH advised against non-essential trips to Wuhan and expanded the travel advisory the following day to all of Hubei. With the first confirmed case on 23 January, border control measures were enhanced and extended to land and sea checkpoints on 24 January with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority starting temperature checks from noon of that day.

Scoot cancelled flights to Wuhan between 23 and 26 January over the virus outbreak, after a lockdown was imposed.

It was reported on 24 January that several holiday chalets were being prepared as government quarantine centres. Some of these chalets had served as quarantine centres in previous outbreaks, such as the 2003 SARS outbreak and 2009 flu pandemic.

On 27 January, a raft of measures were announced by the task force. Singaporeans were advised to avoid non-essential travels to China. Temperature screening at Changi Airport was also expanded to all incoming flights, with extra scrutiny on flights from China. 14 days of leave is to be imposed on students and teachers, alongside with workers who work with vulnerable populations, such as pre-school, elderly and healthcare, returning from mainland China. In addition to the chalets, university hostels at National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and Singapore Management University are being prepared as quarantine facilities. The government also clamped down on false statements and rumours, with HardwareZone forum site receiving a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) notice on a false statement claiming one man was dead due to the virus. Other measures include expanded communication channels, and cleaning protocols and disinfection of premises after incidents.

On 28 January, enhanced quarantine measures were announced. From 29 January, new visitors who have travelled to Hubei within the last 14 days or hold passports issued in Hubei will not be allowed to enter or transit through Singapore from noon. Recent travellers from Hubei already in Singapore who are assessed to be of higher risk would be quarantined. Returning residents and long-term pass holders with travel history in Hubei or with Chinese passports issued in Hubei will also be quarantined.

South Korea

Map of the outbreak in South Korea
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

A suspected case was reported in South Korea on 8 January, and the person isolated. There have been four suspected cases since then, and three confirmed cases.

Sri Lanka

As of 20 January, the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka had instructed the Quarantine Unit at Bandaranaike International Airport to screen passengers for symptoms. Additionally, the ministry warned that infants, children, pregnant mothers, elderly and people who suffer from chronic diseases among other issues should avoid visiting crowded places when possible.

On 27 January, a 43-year-old Chinese tourist who had completed a 10-day tour of Sri Lanka with her team was identified as the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the country. She had arrived from Hubei Province in China.

Prior to 27 January, two transit passengers - one from Indonesia and one from Pakistan - were placed under quarantine in Colombo on 26 January after they developed symptoms of the coronavirus while on board a plane from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On January 27, ten more nationals, including seven foreign nationals, were placed under quarantine at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases. On the same day, the National Union of Seafarers of Sri Lanka noted that six Sri Lankan sailors on a vessel sailing from China to Egypt were displaying symptoms.

There were around 85 Sri Lankan students in Hubei Province, most of whom returned to Sri Lanka before the lockdown in Wuhan. The Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing estimates that 32 Sri Lankans are in Hubei province as of 25 January. On 26 January, the Embassy applied for permission to airlift them 32 Sri Lankan students and their family members from Wuhan.

A 22-member National Action Committee has been set up by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Health advised the general public in Colombo to wear a face mask as a safety measure. The CMC Chief Medical Officer Dr Ruwan Wijayamuni also requested those who enter public places, hotels and restaurants in Colombo to wear face masks as a precautionary measure. Hotel employees and staff in the city were also advised to wear face masks.

Taiwan

Map of the outbreak in Taiwan
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 21 January, the first case in Taiwan was confirmed in a 50-year-old woman who just returned to Taoyuan International Airport from her teaching job in Wuhan. She reported on her own initiative and was hospitalised without formal domestic entry. As of 28 January, there are eight confirmed cases. Among the confirmed cases is a Taiwanese man in his 50s who was fined NT$300,000 for failure to report his symptoms and attempting to conceal his subsequent activities, leading to a potential contamination incident at a ballroom in Kaohsiung. The first domestic case was diagnosed in Taiwan on 28 January.

Thailand

Map of the outbreak in Thailand
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

In Thailand, screening of passengers arriving from Wuhan at four airports; Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Phuket International Airport and Chiang Mai International Airport, began on 3 January, and a number of suspected cases have been found to have other common respiratory conditions.

On 13 January, Thailand had its first case, also the first outside China. The affected individual was a 61-year-old Chinese woman who is a resident of Wuhan; she had not visited the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, but was noted to have been to other markets. She developed a sore throat, fever, chills and a headache on 5 January, flew directly with her family and a tour group from Wuhan to Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on 8 January, where she was detected using thermal surveillance and then hospitalised. Four days later she tested positive.

Thailand's second case occurred in a 74-year-old woman who arrived in Bangkok on a flight from Wuhan on 17 January. On 21 January, Nakornping Hospital reported on a suspected case of a 18-year-old male patient who arrived in Chiang Mai from Wuhan with a high fever; his blood samples were sent to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok for further analysis.

On 22 January, the Thai Ministry of Public Health announced a report for two additional confirmed cases of infection found in Thailand. The third was a 68-year-old man, a Chinese tourist as in previous cases. The fourth case was the first case for a Thai citizen; a 73-year-old Thai woman hospitalised at Nakhon Pathom Hospital in Nakhon Pathom Province, arriving from Wuhan.

The fifth case was confirmed on 24 January in a 33-year-old Chinese woman arriving from Wuhan with her 7-year-old daughter who was not infected. She admitted herself to Rajvithi Hospital, three days after her arrival in Bangkok on 21 January.

On 25 January, the government of Hua Hin District in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province reported a case for a 73-year-old Chinese woman patient travelled from Wuhan since 19 January then entered a private hospital in Hua Hin on 23 January. The first blood test showed a positive result. However, authorities are awaiting a result from another lab for confirmation.

On 26 January, the Thai Ministry of Public Health said eight cases were confirmed, including one from Hua Hin. All are Chinese, except a woman from Nakhon Pathom. The first of five patients was already discharged. There are another 39 suspected cases awaiting confirmation.

Another six cases were confirmed on 28 January, with 5 from the same family in Wuhan and another from Chongqing. Thailand starts scanning all travellers from China with immediate effect.

United States

Map of the outbreak in the United States
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 21 January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the first confirmed US case, a man in his 30s in Snohomish County, Washington. The man, who had traveled from Wuhan to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on 15 January, reported on 19 January to the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington with symptoms of pneumonia. Forty-three people who had contact with him are also being monitored. On 24 January, a second case was confirmed in a woman in her 60s in Chicago, Illinois. On 25 January, a third case in a traveler from Wuhan was confirmed in Orange County, California The fourth and fifth cases, also travelers from Wuhan, were confirmed in Los Angeles County, California and Maricopa County, Arizona, respectively, on 26 January. The Arizona case was identified as "a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing."

As of 24 January, public health officials were monitoring 63 potential cases in 22 states.

On 24 January, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released a statement via Twitter that a patient, who had not been publicly identified, was admitted to Centura-St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. However, on the evening of Sunday January 26th, the patient’s test results arrived negative to the coronavirus. On the same day that the patient was admitted, the Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed that four possible cases were being investigated, including students at Baylor University and Texas A&M University.

On 25 January, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was investigating three possible cases in Southeast Michigan.

On 26 January, the Virginia Department of Health announced that it was investigating three possible cases in Virginia, including two in Central Virginia and one in Northern Virginia.

Between 60,000 and 65,000 people travel from Wuhan to the United States every year, with January being a peak. San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, began to screen arriving passengers for symptoms, ahead of the Chinese New Year season. As the number of cases started to increase, O'Hare International Airport in Chicago and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport also started screening.

On 27 January, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said 110 “persons under investigation” (PUIs) around the country with a fever and respiratory illness have been placed under observation to determine if they have been infected with the China coronavirus.

On 27 January, a Maryland resident was being tested for the coronavirus.

Vietnam

Map of the outbreak in Vietnam
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Phúc ordered measures to prevent and counter the spread of the disease into Vietnam, as well as to warn Vietnamese citizens not to visit the epidemic areas. Deputy minister Đỗ Xuân Tuyên said that Vietnam is considering closing the border with China as a necessary countermeasure. Saigon Tourist announced that it has cancelled all tours to or transit in Wuhan. On 24 January, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam ordered the cancellation of all flights from and to Wuhan.

The first two confirmed cases were hospitalised on 22 January at Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. these were a Chinese man travelling from Wuhan to Hanoi to visit his son living in Vietnam, and the son, who is believed to have contracted the disease from his father. After the confirmation, acting Minister of Health Vũ Đức Đam ordered the activation of the Emergency Epidemic Prevention Centre. On 23 January, two Vietnamese nationals who recently returned from Wuhan were quarantined at a hospital in Hanoi after developing symptoms.

Countries with suspected cases

Brazil

A suspected case was declared on 28 January, a 22 years old who has been in Wuhan and came to Belo Horizonte on 24 January.

The Health Secretary of the State of São Paulo announced a response and monitoring plan for new suspected infections. The main referral hospitals will be trained to detect and report cases of Wuhan coronavirus. Professionals are advised to observe fever, cough and difficulty in breathing associated with people who have travelled to outbreak areas in China. Also issued that suspected patients must be isolated, and make use of personal protective equipment.

On 28 January, the Ministry of Health raised the alert to level 2 of 3 in the country, saying that Brazil is in "imminent danger".

Colombia

On 27 of January a suspected case in Cali.

Czech Republic

On 27 January, two suspected cases were admitted into hospitals after returning from China. One of the cases, a Brazilian tourist remains quarantined in Bulovka hospital, however her case was confirmed to be negative.

Denmark

On 28 January a suspected case was declared in Denmark. The patient is a male Danish citizen returning from the Hubei Province in China.

Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said on Tuesday evening: "I can confirm that a male patient is hospitalized in high isolation at Skejby with suspicion of the new coronavirus. The State Serum Institute has performed a test. Our state of alert has thus entered into operation, and trained employees are in progress. Infection risk remains low in Denmark"

Tuesday evening (the same day) the test came back negative.

Ecuador

On 26 January a suspected case, a person of Chinese nationality, who had boarded a flight in Hong Kong and arrived in Quito on 21 January, was isolated. The people who came into contact with the patient during his trip are also being observed.

Finland

On 28 January a suspected case, young Chinese national from Wuhan, has been quarantined in Ivalo due to high fever. The suspect had started their journey 5 days ago, and has had a respiratory illness for two days.

Fiji

Six Chinese travellers are in quarantine in Nadi as a precaution after they failed to gain entry to Samoa due to Samoa's quarantine requirements.

Greece

A group of Chinese tourists from Wuhan are being monitored and tested after landing in Athens.

India

The Government of India issued a travel advisory to its citizens, particularly for Wuhan, where about 500 Indian medical students study. Passengers arriving from China at seven major international airports are to undergo thermal screening.

On 24 January, two suspected cases were being treated in Mumbai.

On 28 January, another three suspected cases were reported in New Delhi and the patients were isolated.

Indonesia

On 28 January, at least eight individuals are suspected to be infected by the coronavirus in various provinces, including four individuals in Central Java, one in East Java, two in West Java, and one in West Papua.

A total of 135 airport gates and port docks have been installed with thermal scanners by the Ministry of Health. They also have provided 100 hospitals with isolation rooms to lock those who are suspected to have the symptoms. Indonesia will not send any representatives at China Masters 2020 to prevent any further infection.

Israel

On January 26, a 60-year-old Israeli woman with respiratory symptoms and a fever was admitted to a hospital four days after returning from China.

Also on January 26, a 32-year-old Chinese man working at a construction site in Sderot was hospitalized with similar symptoms. He had arrived in Israel from China earlier in January.

Ivory Coast

A 34-year-old woman from the West African country arrived in Abidjan from Beijing on 25 January with flu-like symptoms; test results are awaited

Kenya

On 28 January a student arrived at the international airport in Nairobi displaying symptoms. He was isolated at Kenyatta National Hospital, where he is undergoing tests.

Mexico

Three possible cases in Jalisco, one in Michoacán and one in Mexico City were being investigated. These cases all turned out to have tested negative for the virus.

Mongolia

The Ministry of Health of Mongolia quarantined all colleges, schools and kindergartens until 3 March. Chinggis Khaan International Airport and borders with China has tightened security, and doing medical checkups on passengers who came from China and other infected countries.

On 27 January, a 14-year-old girl in the rural Khentii Province fell ill with a suspected case of pneumonia and laryngitis, and was admitted to the provincial hospital at 08:10 local time, but was pronounced dead on the same day, at 16:50 local time. Health authorities have since taken a sample from the deceased girl to be analyzed at the National Center for Communicable Diseases in Ulaanbaatar.

Two Mongolian students returning from Taiwan to Chinggis Khaan International Airport had symptoms before departing to Ulaanbaatar from Hong Kong, and were quarantined after landing in Mongolia, currently awaiting test results for the virus. The remaining 148 passengers from the same flight were not showing any symptoms of infection by the virus.

Pakistan

Four Chinese nationals were admitted to hospitals in Multan and Lahore after showing symptoms of the virus including a 23-year-old Chinese patient and a 40-year-old Chinese man who had returned to Pakistan from Wuhan 10 days ago. As of 27 January, the total number of suspected cases climbed to 5.

The Government of Pakistan began screening of passengers at airports in Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar to prevent entry of coronavirus in the country. Pakistan International Airlines also announced to pre-screen passengers before they board the plane on its flights at the Beijing Airport.

On 27 January, The Government of Gilgit Baltistan decided to delay opening the Pakistan-China border crossing point at Khunjerab Pass, scheduled for February.

Peru

On 27 January, a Peruvian translator and three Chinese citizens that were in Wuhan were placed under isolation for preventive measures.

Philippines

Map of the outbreak in the Philippines
(as of 26 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

As of 28 January, there is no confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection in the Philippines. There are 27 suspected cases, however, with three patients testing negative and 24 currently being monitored. Fifteen patients are under investigation in Metro Manila, with three in Western Visayas, three in Central Visayas, and one each in Mimaropa, Eastern Visayas and Northern Mindanao regions. The suspected cases are designated by the Department of Health as "persons under investigation" (PUIs), who are described as having had symptoms of the coronavirus and who had recently traveled to Wuhan.

Ruffy Biazon, a member of the House of Representatives from Muntinlupa, called on the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on 22 January to suspend flights from Wuhan to the Philippines. Royal Air Charter Service operates direct flights from Wuhan to Kalibo. Philippine Visas under the "visa-upon-arrival" (VUA) program are now also being denied to tourists from Wuhan. On 24 January, the Philipppine government decided to deport 135 individuals from Wuhan who landed arrived in the country through the Kalibo International Airport.

The government is considering the possibility of repatriating Filipinos in Wuhan, where around 150 Filipinos live.

There are no medical facilities in the country that can confirm cases of 2019-nCov. The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa conducts preliminary tests on suspected cases to determine if they are infected with a coronavirus but cannot detect the new strain on patients. Samples from suspected cases had to be sent abroad for confirmatory testing. In response to the outbreak following a cleared suspected case, the RITM began the process of acquiring primers and reagents in order to conduct confirmatory tests in the country.

Poland

On 27 January in Poland, two children were admitted to the Kraków hospital with the suspicion of coronavirus.

Warsaw Chopin Airport has made special surveys for passengers arriving from China.

On 28 January a woman suspected of having the virus was admitted to a hospital in Łódź.

Romania

Several hospitals in the country will house patients if they have the virus, two of them are in Bucharest and other hospitals in other cities, including Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara and Constanța. Thermal scanners will be placed in airports in the country. People will be given flyers and questionnaires to be informed about the 2019-nCoV. The possibility of the virus arriving in the territory remains low, specialists believe. Special access lines for passengers coming from China and Chinese passengers were made on the international airports.

On 21 January, a band formed of 50 musicians from the philharmonics of seven cities returned home from a 50-day tour in China, the inaugural concert being in Wuhan. Eighteen of them were taken to the headquarters of Banatul Philharmonic of Timișoara, where they are working, and were sent home for two weeks, in "a sort of quarantine". The members were in Wuhan only on 3 December 2019, when no virus was declared. Other musicians from Constanța, Cluj-Napoca and Arad are also quarantined at home.

A 24-year-old Romanian student returning from China was suspected to have the virus after having flu-like symptoms since 17 January. He was transferred from a hospital in Bacău to the 'Matei Balș' National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Bucharest. The test results, however, came back negative and he was discharged from the hospital on 28 January.

A 25-member folk group from Mioveni returning from Beijing was put under supervision for 14 days. In a video message posted on Facebook, the Mayor of Mioveni said that "there is no cause for concern" about the health of the group's members.

Turkey

A group of 12 people were put under quarantine on 27 January over concerns of coronavirus.

The Ministry of Health announced that Turkey has arranged quarantine rooms, inspection centres and thermal cameras for screening at the airports as added precautions, even though the World Health Organization does not consider them necessary.

Prevention in other countries

Armenia

The Ministry of Health of Armenia stated that passengers arriving will be screened for fever. Entry restrictions were not deemed necessary. After discussions, The State Service for Food Safety of Armenia imposed a ban on all Chinese animal products.

Bangladesh

Enhanced screening measures have been set up at Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh.

Belgium

Instructions for recognizing and handling the corona virus are being provided to all hospitals and doctors. Evacuation flights are planned for Belgians in Hubei.

Bhutan

The Ministry of Health of Bhutan has strengthened screening at the country's points of entry as a response to the outbreak. Infrared fever scanning and respiratory health surveillance has been put in place at the Paro International Airport since January 15, 2020. All medical facilities in the country has been told to increase their vigilance for possible cases of 2019-nCov and to coordinate with the Royal Centre for Disease Control.

Egypt

The country banned all tourist flights from China from 26 January.

Georgia

All the flights from China and Wuhan to Tbilisi International Airport were cancelled until 27 January. The Health Ministry has announced that all arriving passengers from China will be screened.

Greece

Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias asserted that all necessary protective protocols were in place after a group of tourists from Wuhan arrived at Athens International Airport.

Ireland

The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs advised citizens to avoid the province of Hubei in its entirety.

Italy

Enhanced screening measures, including thermal cameras and medical staff, have been set up at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport.

Kazakhstan

On 24 January, Almaty Airport staff and Almaty medical brigades had a medical exercise. The situation where a plane arrives from China with an infected passenger was simulated. Also, disinformation was spreading through messengers about infected people in Almaty. It was disproved by the Minister of Healthcare.

As of 25 January, 98 Kazakhstani students were in Wuhan, but none were known to be infected.

Kosovo

Pristina International Airport and National Institute of Public Health introduced new measures, including temperature screening.

Lithuania

From 25 January, National Public Health Center specialists are monitoring the situation and consulting travellers from and to China at all three airports in Lithuania. According to public health officials, Vilnius Airport had a medical exercise in December and is ready to handle infected passengers and contain the spread of the virus.

Malta

Maltese local authorities have taken preventive measures, and advised the public and health workers to uphold sanitary regulation to not spread illnesses. On 24 January, the Superintendent of Public Health has cautioned for adequate measures but saw no risk of arriving and spreading within the country then.

Marshall Islands

On 24 January, the Republic of the Marshall Islands issued a travel advisory that requires any visitors to the country to have spent at least 14 days in a country free of the virus.

Myanmar

Sixty Myanmar students are to be repatriated from areas within the vicinity of Wuhan as a response to the outbreak.

Netherlands

Airlines and the main international airport Schiphol are, as of 22 January, not taking extra measures yet against the spread of the virus, stating the lack of direct flights from or to Wuhan.

New Zealand

Minister of Health David Clark announced that public health staff would start meeting flights from China on 27 January to look for signs of the virus amongst arriving passengers. On 27 January, three Chinese tourists were tested for the virus at Rotorua Hospital after reportedly coming into contact with an infected person; the group were subsequently discharged after results came back negative.

On 28 January, the Ministry of Health stood up the National Health Coordination Centre (NHCC) in response to the outbreak. In addition, an Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order was issued to take effect from 30 January. Under the Health Act 1956, this will require health practitioners to report any suspected cases of the virus to the Ministry.

North Korea

As a precaution against the virus, North Korea is to temporarily ban foreign tourists until the government feels that the virus is well under control.

Panama

The Panamanian government has enhanced its sanitary control and screening measures at all ports of entry, in order to prevent the spread of the virus, isolating and testing potential cases.

Russia

The Russian consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor advised tourists to refrain from visiting Wuhan and to stay away from Chinese zoos and markets selling animals and seafood. The agency also said that development of a vaccine against the virus was underway, relying on the WHO's recommendations. The Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, near the Chinese border, limited access to the country. Cultural exchange and official visits to China were cancelled. The Governors of the Amur Region Vasily Orlov, and of the Penza Oblast Ivan Belozertsev, called on residents to abandon trips to China altogether. Residents of large cities have been told to avoid contact with tourists from China.

Samoa

Border measures have been implemented by the Government of Samoa in response to the outbreak. Before entering the country, people must have spent at least 14 days in a country free of the virus, as well as complete a medical clearance. Two Samoan nationals who had briefly stopped in China have been placed into quarantine for 2 weeks at the Faleolo District Hospital.

Serbia

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport introduced new measures, including thermal cameras.

United Arab Emirates

On 23 January, Abu Dhabi International Airport and Dubai International Airport announced that travellers arriving directly from China would have their temperatures screened.

United Kingdom

Heathrow Airport has tightened surveillance of the three direct flights that it receives from Wuhan every week; each will be met by a Port Health team. In addition, all airports in the UK will have written guidance (in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese) available for unwell travellers. The British government have been tracing up to 2,000 people who came in on flights from Wuhan. There is contention over whether the government should assist the repatriation of UK passport holders from the greatest affected areas, or restrict travel from affected regions altogether.