COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory

Main article: 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

Map of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak (as of 8 September 2024):

  Region of origin (Mainland China)

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

Updated August 17, 2024.

COVID-19 pandemic by location

	Location	Cases	Deaths
	World	775,866,783	7,057,132
	European Union	185,822,587	1,262,988
	United States	103,436,829	1,193,165
	China	99,373,219	122,304
	India	45,041,748	533,623
	France	38,997,490	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	26,781,078	197,307
	United Kingdom	24,974,629	232,112
	Russia	24,268,728	403,188
	Turkey	17,004,718	101,419
	Spain	13,980,340	121,852
	Australia	11,861,161	25,236
	Vietnam	11,624,000	43,206
	Argentina	10,101,218	130,663
	Taiwan	9,970,937	17,672
	Netherlands	8,640,008	22,986
	Iran	7,627,863	146,837
	Mexico	7,619,458	334,551
	Indonesia	6,829,399	162,059
	Poland	6,670,799	120,726
	Colombia	6,391,876	142,727
	Austria	6,082,444	22,534
	Greece	5,673,681	39,258
	Portugal	5,664,109	28,809
	Ukraine	5,532,777	109,920
	Chile	5,401,126	62,730
	Malaysia	5,309,410	37,351
	Belgium	4,872,829	34,339
	Israel	4,841,558	12,707
	Canada	4,819,055	55,282
	Thailand	4,799,180	34,715
	Czech Republic	4,761,919	43,509
	Peru	4,526,977	220,975
	Switzerland	4,457,868	14,170
	Philippines	4,140,383	66,864
	South Africa	4,072,765	102,595
	Romania	3,541,619	68,825
	Denmark	3,435,679	9,693
	Singapore	3,006,155	2,024
	Hong Kong	2,876,106	13,466
	Sweden	2,755,181	27,399
	New Zealand	2,639,048	4,284
	Serbia	2,583,470	18,057
	Iraq	2,465,545	25,375
	Hungary	2,230,800	49,053
	Bangladesh	2,051,348	29,499
	Slovakia	1,878,002	21,227
	Georgia	1,863,615	17,150
	Jordan	1,746,997	14,122
	Republic of Ireland	1,745,088	9,744
	Pakistan	1,580,631	30,656
	Norway	1,512,647	5,732
	Kazakhstan	1,504,370	19,072
	Finland	1,499,712	11,466
	Lithuania	1,369,355	9,810
	Slovenia	1,356,582	10,083
	Bulgaria	1,329,988	38,700
	Croatia	1,317,144	18,752
	Morocco	1,279,115	16,305
	Puerto Rico	1,252,713	5,938
	Guatemala	1,250,371	20,203
	Lebanon	1,239,904	10,947
	Costa Rica	1,234,701	9,372
	Bolivia	1,212,147	22,387
	Tunisia	1,153,361	29,423
	Cuba	1,113,662	8,530
	Ecuador	1,077,445	36,050
	United Arab Emirates	1,067,030	2,349
	Panama	1,044,821	8,748
	Uruguay	1,041,346	7,682
	Mongolia	1,011,489	2,136
	Nepal	1,003,450	12,031
	Belarus	994,037	7,118
	Latvia	977,765	7,475
	Saudi Arabia	841,469	9,646
	Azerbaijan	835,757	10,353
	Paraguay	735,759	19,880
	Palestine	703,228	5,708
	Bahrain	696,614	1,536
	Cyprus	696,410	1,451
	Sri Lanka	672,798	16,907
	Kuwait	667,290	2,570
	Dominican Republic	661,103	4,384
	Myanmar	642,885	19,494
	Moldova	637,520	12,245
	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	501,193	7,574
	Réunion	494,595	921
	Honduras	472,896	11,114
	Armenia	452,273	8,777
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	403,666	16,392
	Oman	399,449	4,628
	Luxembourg	393,542	1,000
	North Macedonia	350,924	9,978
	Zambia	349,842	4,077
	Brunei	347,723	179
	Kenya	344,106	5,689
	Albania	335,047	3,605
	Botswana	330,696	2,801
	Mauritius	328,167	1,073
	Kosovo	274,279	3,212
	Algeria	272,139	6,881
	Nigeria	267,188	3,155
	Zimbabwe	266,386	5,740
	Montenegro	251,280	2,654
	Afghanistan	235,214	7,998
	Mozambique	233,843	2,252
	Martinique	230,354	1,104
	Laos	219,060	671
	Iceland	210,374	186
	Guadeloupe	203,235	1,021
	El Salvador	201,920	4,230
	Trinidad and Tobago	191,496	4,390
	Maldives	186,694	316
	Uzbekistan	175,081	1,016
	Namibia	172,533	4,108
	Uganda	172,154	3,632
	Ghana	172,062	1,462
	Jamaica	157,181	3,611
	Cambodia	139,319	3,056
	Rwanda	133,264	1,468
	Cameroon	125,246	1,974
	Malta	122,796	922
	Barbados	108,582	593
	Angola	107,481	1,937
	Democratic Republic of the Congo	101,009	1,474
	French Guiana	98,041	413
	Senegal	89,485	1,971
	Malawi	89,168	2,686
	Kyrgyzstan	88,953	1,024
	Ivory Coast	88,434	835
	Suriname	82,501	1,406
	New Caledonia	80,163	314
	French Polynesia	79,387	650
	Eswatini	75,356	1,427
	Guyana	74,443	1,302
	Belize	71,414	688
	Fiji	69,047	885
	Madagascar	68,567	1,428
	Jersey	66,391	161
	Cabo Verde	64,474	417
	Sudan	63,993	5,046
	Mauritania	63,872	997
	Bhutan	62,697	21
	Syria	57,423	3,163
	Burundi	54,569	15
	Guam	52,287	419
	Seychelles	51,886	172
	Gabon	49,051	307
	Andorra	48,015	159
	Papua New Guinea	46,864	670
	Curaçao	45,883	305
	Aruba	44,224	292
	Tanzania	43,230	846
	Mayotte	42,027	187
	Togo	39,530	290
	Bahamas	39,127	849
	Guinea	38,572	468
	Isle of Man	38,008	116
	Lesotho	36,138	709
	Guernsey	35,326	67
	Faroe Islands	34,658	28
	Haiti	34,456	860
	Mali	33,166	743
	Federated States of Micronesia	31,765	65
	Cayman Islands	31,472	37
	Saint Lucia	30,282	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	25,227	389
	Timor-Leste	23,460	138
	Burkina Faso	22,139	400
	Liechtenstein	21,588	89
	Gibraltar	20,550	113
	Grenada	19,693	238
	Bermuda	18,860	165
	South Sudan	18,823	147
	Tajikistan	17,786	125
	Monaco	17,181	67
	Equatorial Guinea	17,130	183
	Samoa	17,057	31
	Tonga	16,976	12
	Marshall Islands	16,297	17
	Nicaragua	16,185	245
	Dominica	16,047	74
	Djibouti	15,690	189
	Central African Republic	15,441	113
	Northern Mariana Islands	14,912	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	9,518	315
	Comoros	9,109	160
	Antigua and Barbuda	9,106	146
	American Samoa	8,359	34
	Sierra Leone	7,979	125
	Liberia	7,930	294
	Chad	7,702	194
	British Virgin Islands	7,557	64
	Cook Islands	7,345	2
	Turks and Caicos Islands	6,805	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	—
	Falkland Islands	1,923	—
	Montserrat	1,403	8
	Niue	1,074	—
	Tokelau	80	0
	Vatican City	26	0
	Pitcairn Islands	4	—
	North Korea	1	6
	Turkmenistan	0	0

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.

Countries and territories with confirmed cases

Animated map of confirmed 2019-nCoV cases spreading from 12 January 2020.

As of 8 February 2020, a total of 34,964 cases of 2019-nCoV coronavirus were confirmed in 28 countries and territories, including 354 cases outside of mainland China.

Americas

Canada

Map of the outbreak in Canada
(as of 30 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

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 the virus, including at least one in Quebec (who has since been cleared) and another in Vancouver.

On 25 January, the first presumptive case in Canada was admitted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto and placed into a negative pressure chamber. 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. Authorities said that the patient was experiencing respiratory problems but was in stable condition. His condition later improved and he was released from hospital on 31 January.

On 27 January, the Chief Medical Officer of Health of Ontario announced the man's wife as the second presumptive case. This case was confirmed the following day. Officials reported that she was in good condition and that she was asymptomatic.

On 28 January, the first presumptive case in British Columbia was announced. The individual, a male in his 40s and a resident of the Vancouver area, had travelled regularly to China for work. Officials reported that he had returned from Wuhan on his most recent voyage and he sought medical attention on 26 January following symptom onset and he has since been in self-isolation at home. A diagnostic test was conducted and it returned positive for the virus. The case was later confirmed and validated by the National Microbiology Laboratory on 29 January. The Minister of Health and Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia Adrian Dix said that officials were in contact with a "small number" of people who may have interacted with the individual.

As of 29 January, the Government of Canada issued a travel advisory to avoid non-essential travel to China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Government of Canada also issued a regional travel advisory to avoid all travel to the Province of Hubei—including the cities of Wuhan, Huanggang and Ezhou—due to the imposition of heavy travel restrictions in order to limit the spread of the virus. On the same day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs François-Philippe Champagne announced that an aircraft would be sent to repatriate Canadians from the areas affected by the virus in China. As a result of the travel advisories issued by the Canadian government, Air Canada suspended all direct flights to China until at least 29 February.

On 31 January, the third confirmed case in Ontario (and the fourth confirmed case in Canada) was reported in the city of London. Officials said that the individual, a woman in her 20s and a student at University of Western Ontario, returned from Wuhan on 23 January. She was asymptomatic and had tested negative at first, but additional advanced testing confirmed that the woman had low levels of the virus in her system. Officials said that the individual wore a mask during her voyage and she voluntarily entered self-isolation upon her return, making a full recovery after two or three days. On the same day, the Government of Ontario reported that 17 cases were under investigation within its provincial jurisdiction. Officials said that most of the individuals under investigation were awaiting results while in self-isolation at home. As of 30 January, the associate medical officer of Ontario said that the province had conducted a total of 67 tests with 38 negative results. Officials said that all possible cases—including previous negative results—were being retested as additional assessments become available.

As of 6 February, there were two presumptive cases in BC involving a man and a woman in their 30s.

Canadians who are stuck in areas of China hit by the coronavirus were informed that they can leave the country once a chartered plane is able to fly into the country, but not their spouses/children due to having Chinese nationality.

United States

Map of the outbreak in the United States
(as of 5 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 21 January, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first confirmed case of the virus in a 35-year-old man living in Snohomish County, Washington. The man had recently travelled from Wuhan to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on 15 January and reported on 19 January to the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington with symptoms of pneumonia. He was released from the hospital on 3 February after two weeks of treatment, including the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir, and remains in isolation at home.

On 24 January, the CDC confirmed a second case in a woman in her 60s living in Chicago, Illinois. The woman had recently travelled to Wuhan to take care of a sick parent.

On 25 January, the CDC confirmed a third case in Orange County, California.

On 26 January, the fourth and fifth cases, also travellers from Wuhan, were confirmed in Los Angeles County, California and Maricopa County, Arizona, respectively. The Arizona case, "a member of the Arizona State University community who does not live in university housing," provoked a student petition to cancel classes "until proper precautions have been taken to ensure the well-being of the students."

On 30 January, the CDC reported the sixth confirmed case in a man in his 60s living in Chicago, Illinois. The first confirmed case of human-to-human transmission in the US, the man contracted the virus from his wife, the second confirmed case, and had not recently travelled to China. The couple was discharged from the St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on 7 February and moved to "home isolation."

On 31 January, the CDC reported the seventh confirmed case in a man in Santa Clara County, California who had recently travelled to Wuhan. On the same day, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, announcing a mandatory quarantine for US citizens who had visited Hubei province and a blanket denial of entry for non-US nationals who had travelled to China within the preceding two weeks. The quarantine order was the first such order in over fifty years.

On 1 February, the CDC reported the eighth confirmed case in a man in his 20s in Boston, Massachusetts who had returned to school at the University of Massachusetts Boston from Wuhan.

On 2 February, the CDC reported the ninth confirmed case in a woman in Santa Clara County, California who had recently travelled to Wuhan. The new case is unrelated to the first case in Santa Clara. On the same day, the CDC reported the tenth and eleventh confirmed cases in San Benito County, California, including the second instance of human-to-human transmission.

On 5 February, the CDC and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported the twelfth confirmed case, in Madison, Wisconsin. According to public health officials, the person went directly to the University of Wisconsin Hospital after arriving at the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, and the person is not a student at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Asia

Cambodia

Map of the outbreak in Cambodia
(as of 29 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 29 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, while he was placed in a separate room at the Preah Sihanouk Referral Hospital. He was reportedly in a stable condition.

China (mainland)

Main article: Mainland China during the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

Hong Kong

On 8 January, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) added "Severe respiratory disease associated with a novel infectious agent" 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.

Map of the outbreak in Hong Kong
(as of 4 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 22 January, a mainland man, aged 39, who travelled from Shenzhen and arrived in Hong Kong by high-speed rail 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. 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.

On 25 January, the Hong Kong government declared the viral outbreak as an "emergency", the highest warning tier. 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 28 January, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam stated the high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and mainland China would be suspended starting on 30 January, 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 its 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. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced that all facilities overseen by the department including all public museums, public libraries and sports centres and venues will be closed until further notice as a health precaution.

On 4 February, the CHP reported Hong Kong's first death, that of a 39-year-old patient, the 13th confirmed case.

As of 5 February, the CHP had identified 21 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. All were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for treatment in isolation. As of 5 February 2020, no Hong Kong confirmed cases have recovered, and 20 patients remain hospitalised at PMH.

India

Map of the outbreak in India
(as of 2 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

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

On 30 January, India confirmed its first case in a student who had returned from Wuhan University to Kerala.

On 2 February, a second case was confirmed by the Ministry of Health to an individual in Kerala, it is reported the individual traveled regularly between India and China.

On 3 February, the third positive case was reported in Kerala. The patient had travelled from Wuhan and is stable, in hospital isolation.

Japan

Map of the outbreak in Japan
(as of 1 February):

  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 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 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. The guide of the group has also been confirmed positive to the virus. On 29 January, a Chinese man and woman in their 40s were tested to be positive for the coronavirus in Aichi and in Hokkaido.

On 30 January, it was announced that three Japanese nationals who arrived at Haneda after being evacuated from Wuhan tested positive. Three other cases were confirmed on the same day. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced two Japanese nationals who came back via Haneda refused requests to be further tested and said that officials cannot legally force them to do it. It was announced on 31 January that the two had relented.

From 3 February, Japan will not admit anyone who has history of travelling to and from Hubei Province or has a Chinese passport officially issued from Hubei. In addition, non-Japanese travellers are required to fill out health declaration questionnaires on whether they have (or will) travelled to Hubei within 14 days.

On 8 February, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirmed that 64 passengers on the Diamond Princess were diagnosed to be positive for the virus. Japan Coast Guard officers will be responsible for transporting the infected to nearby hospitals from the port of Yokohama. A Hong Kong national had previously boarded the ship on a cruise, who was tested to be positive for the virus.

Confirmed cases in Japan

Classification	Cases	Total passengers	Status
Passengers on board the evacuation flights from Wuhan	9	566	Passengers are quarantined in designated facilities
Cases with travel history to China	12	-	-
Others	4	-	-
Total	25	-	-
(Passengers on board the Diamond Princess)	64	3,711	Passengers are quarantined on the ship

Macau

Map of the outbreak in Macau
(as of 28 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

By 22 January, Macau had confirmed two cases, a 52-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man, both from Wuhan. On the morning of 26 January, the Macau Health Bureau confirmed three additional cases: a 58-year-old woman arriving from Hong Kong on 23 January after travelling to Wuhan, and both a 21-year-old woman and a 39-year-old woman arriving in Macau on 22 January via the Lotus Bridge; all of which were residents of Wuhan. The Macau government has since temporarily closed all schools and universities, and has imposed border controls with temperature checks. The government also declared the closing of several venues to limit the possible spread of the virus, including several entertainment venues and planned Lunar New Year performances.

On 27 January, a 15-year-old boy, the son of one of the previously confirmed patients, was declared the sixth case of the virus in Macau. On 28 January, the seventh case was announced, a 67-year-old woman and resident of Wuhan who travelled to Guangzhou before entering Macau through the Barrier Gate checkpoint.

Malaysia

Map of the outbreak in Malaysia
(as of 8 February):

  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.

Thermal scanners were introduced at border points, and the Malaysian health authorities 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's capital of Kota Kinabalu, all direct flights between the state with China were stopped indefinitely.

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. The patient including other who refused quarantine was subsequently placed under close monitoring by the local Health Ministry.

On 26 January, a fourth case of the virus, unconnected to previous cases, was detected. A suspected case was also detected in the state of Kedah's island of Langkawi involving two female Chinese nationals with both victims quarantined at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital; one later confirmed positive on 29 January. With the increasing number of cases reported in neighbouring Thailand, both the state of Kedah and Penang tightened their borders by conducting stringent checks at its international entry points. A Chinese female national in Bintulu of Sarawak also suspected of having contracted the virus lead to the state tightening its border and postponing direct flights to Hainan, despite a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) for direct flights with Sarawak. Of the total of 25 Chinese nationals in Sabah earlier suspected of having contracted the virus, most of them tested negative as of 28 January although one of them later tested positive for the virus when reach China. Another four suspected cases were recorded in Sarawak on 29 January; five in Kuching and one each in Sibu and Miri. Of the total eight suspected cases in the state, six have tested negative. Within the same day, three additional positive cases were confirmed in West Malaysia, involving a four-year-old child quarantined at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Kedah, a 52-year-old man at Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor and a woman at Sungai Buloh Hospital in Selangor. An eighth case was reported at the Permai Hospital in Johor on the next day. The state of Sarawak began to closed its borders to all Chinese visitors with immediate effect on 1 February, except for people with employment passes, student passes or long-term social visit passes. However, those visitors must undergo a self-quarantine at home for 14 days.

On 4 February, Malaysia announced two new cases, including a 41-year-old local male, which is the first case involving a Malaysian. The case patient had a recent trip to Singapore and is quarantined in Sungai Buloh Hospital. The other case involves a 63-year-old male from China. On the same day, the child quarantined at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital had made a full recovery, was discharged, and allowed to return to China.

On 5 February, two of 107 Malaysians and non-Malaysian family relatives brought back from Wuhan by the Malaysian government tested positive and were quarantined at Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital in Seremban of Negeri Sembilan. They were a 45-year-old man and his nine-year-old son, both Malaysians, bringing the total to 12.

The younger sister of the 41-year-old Malaysian reported positive of the virus on 4 February, a 40-year-old Malaysian had also been confirmed infected with the virus on 6 February, making her the first patient who acquired the virus through local transmission in Malaysia, and warded at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar. A positive case involving a 32-year-old woman from Wuhan was reported on the same day. The woman came to Malaysia on 25 January and referred to Kuala Lumpur Hospital. An another woman from Wuhan was confirmed positive of the virus on the next day, and warded in Hospital Permai with her husband, who was asymptomatic. The 59-year-old woman came from Malaysia from Singapore on 21 January with three of her relatives. The state of Sabah expanded their travel restriction to all points of entry by air, sea or land starting 8 February, involving everyone except Sabahan citizens with recent travel history to mainland China within 14 days, while Sabahan citizens with such travel history must undergo a 14 day quarantine at home.

On 8 February, Malaysia reported an another case involving a Wuhan tourist. The case patient is a 67-year-old woman who had indirect relations with an another case patient reported positive on 6 February and quarantined at Kuala Lumpur Hospital. On the same day, Malaysia reported that its fourth case patient, who was warded at Permai Hospital had acquired a full recovery.

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.

North Korea

Map of the outbreak in North Korea
(as of 7 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

As a precaution against the virus, starting on 22 January, North Korea temporarily banned foreign tourists.

On 23 January, suspected cases in Sinuiju were quarantined.

On 30 January, North Korea's news agency KCNA declared a "state emergency" and reported the establishment of anti-epidemic headquarters around the country.

On 2 February, KCNA reported that all people who entered the country after 13 January have been placed under "medical supervision."

On 7 February, five North Koreans in Sinuiju of North Pyongan Province are reportedly have died after suffering from Corona virus infections. A North Korean female living in the Pyongyang capital also reportedly infected by the virus.

The government and local authorities of North Korea have implemented stricter measures to combat the spread of the virus.

Philippines

Map of the outbreak in the Philippines by region
(as of 7 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

The first case of novel coronavirus infection in the Philippines was confirmed on 30 January. The diagnosed patient was a 38-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, who had arrived in Manila from Hong Kong on 21 January. She was admitted at the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on 25 January after she sought a consultation due to a mild cough. At the time of the confirmation announcement, the woman was already asymptomatic.

The second case was confirmed on 2 February, a 44-year-old Chinese male who was the companion of the first case. His death on 1 February was the first recorded outside China.

On 5 February, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a third case in a 60-year-old Chinese woman who came from Hong Kong to Cebu on 20 January before she travelled to Bohol where she consulted a doctor at a private hospital on January 22 due to experiencing fever and rhinitis. Samples taken from the patient on 24 January returned a negative result, but the DOH was notified on 3 February that samples taken from the patient on 23 January tested positive for the virus. The patient upon recovery on 31 January was allowed to go home to China.

Management of cases

The country's Department of Health (DOH) uses the designation "patients under investigation" (PUIs) to manage suspected and confirmed cases. PUIs involved individuals who had travel history to Wuhan but by 3 February, the DOH has expanded the scope of PUIs to include individuals who had travel history to any part of China. As of 8 February there are already 267 PUIs, of which 3 are confirmed cases, 57 has tested negative and the result for the rest of the cases are still pending.

On 8 February among the 267 total PUIs recorded at that time; 20 of which had been discharged (but are still "under monitoring"), 230 were admitted at a health facility (including a confirmed case), and two had died (only one of which is a confirmed case). The sole PUI mortality not confirmed resulting from the coronavirus is that of a 29-year-old Chinese national from Yunnan confined at a Manila hospital who died from pneumonia and was also tested positive for HIV.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines by region ()

Region	Cases	Deaths		Active		Recoveries
		#	%	#	%	#	%
Metro Manila	867,874	11,151	1.28	7,838	0.90	848,885	97.81
Cordillera	93,112	2,045	2.20	178	0.19	90,889	97.61
Ilocos Region	105,454	2,142	2.03	478	0.45	102,834	97.52
Cagayan Valley	138,163	4,039	2.92	447	0.32	133,677	96.75
Central Luzon	282,462	6,170	2.26	1,556	0.57	274,726	100.76
Calabarzon	498,925	5,813	1.17	2,579	0.52	490,533	98.32
Mimaropa	37,762	1,086	2.88	211	0.56	36,465	96.57
Bicol Region	51,926	996	1.92	294	0.57	50,636	97.52
Western Visayas	152,552	4,362	2.86	608	0.40	147,582	96.74
Central Visayas	154,525	5,530	3.58	623	0.40	148,372	96.02
Eastern Visayas	53,413	707	1.32	256	0.48	52,450	98.20
Zamboanga Peninsula	53,817	1,273	2.37	235	0.44	52,309	97.20
Northern Mindanao	85,804	989	1.15	278	0.32	84,537	98.52
Davao Region	106,864	2,070	1.94	524	0.49	104,270	97.57
Soccsksargen	60,268	1,143	1.90	558	0.93	58,567	97.18
Caraga	50,967	1,446	2.84	364	0.71	49,157	96.45
Bangsamoro	19,826	485	2.45	100	0.50	19,241	97.05
Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROF)	30,538	90	0.29	216	0.71	30,232	99.00
For validation	3,234	8	0.25	21	0.65	3,205	99.10
Philippines	2,847,468	51,545	1.81	17,374	0.61	2,778,567	97.58
Note: Data as of January 1, 2022; 4:00 p.m. (PhST) Source: Department of Health's COVID-19 Tracker

Testing of suspected cases

Prior to 30 January, there were no medical facilities in the country that can confirm cases the virus. Prior to that date, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa conducted preliminary tests on suspected cases to determine if they are infected with a coronavirus but couldn't detect the new strain on patients. Samples from suspected cases with confirmed coronavirus infection had to be sent abroad to the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory in Australia for confirmatory testing specifically for the 2019-nCoV strain.

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. On 29 January, it was announced that the RITM has acquired confirmatory kits to be able to test cases in the country. A laboratory for the confirmatory test became operational on 30 January. The Philippine Genome Center is also developing a testing kit for the virus and are negotiating with the Department of Health for possible collaboration on the kit's development.

Preventive measures

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 Philippine government decided to deport 135 individuals from Wuhan who landed arrived in the country through the Kalibo International Airport. There were calls for a wider temporary ban on people entering the country from anywhere in China. Such move was supported by Senators Ralph Recto, Bong Go, Risa Hontiveros, and Francis Pangilinan. The DOH and the Office of the President find no urgent need for such measure.

On 31 January, a travel ban on all Chinese nationals from Hubei Province and other affected areas in China was imposed. The visa upon arrival (VUA) program for Chinese tourists and businessmen was also suspended. On 2 February, a ban was introduced on all foreign travellers who have been to China, Hong Kong and Macau in the past 14 days; Philippine citizens and holders of permanent resident visas will be allowed in the country but subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine. The Philippine government also ordered a ban on travel to China, Hong Kong and Macau until further notice.

Local airlines AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific suspended flights between China and its territories (Macau and Hong Kong) and the Philippines from 2 February.

Repatriation

The Philippine government will organize special flights to repatriate Filipinos in the Hubei province who want to go home. The government has advised residents in the province to contact the Philippine consulate in Shanghai as part of the repatriation process. Upon arrival in the Philippines, repatriated individuals will have to go under mandatory quarantine for 14 days. The Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija and Caballo Island in Manila Bay are being considered as possible quarantine sites for repatriated Filipinos. President Rodrigo Duterte said that the government may seize private property for conversion to quarantine sites. It was later decided that the Athlete's Village at the New Clark City Sports Hub which also has a clinic run by the Philippine General Hospital will be used as a quarantine site for repatriated Filipinos. New Clark City was locked down on 6 February in preparation for the arrival of the repatriated.

There are around 150 Filipinos who live in Wuhan alone, about 40 to 50 of whom have volunteered to be repatriated.

Impact

Shortage of medical masks was reported in various parts of the country due to concerns over the outbreak. RITM director Celia Carlos urged the public against hoarding masks to ensure ample supply for medical workers directly dealing with patients suspected or confirmed to have 2019-nCov infection. The Department of Trade and Industry in cooperation with the Philippine National Police are acting against reports of traders hoarding face masks and selling said item at an overpriced rate. The DTI has also directed its Philippine International Trading Corp. to import 5 million masks from overseas. Medtecs International Corp. Ltd., the sole manufacturer of medical mask in the country, has committed to provide supply to the government through the DTI.

Several national sporting events was postponed due to the outbreak including the Philippine National Games, and high school tournaments of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The 2020 ASEAN Para Games to be hosted by the country is also set to be postponed.

Singapore

Map of the outbreak in Singapore
(as of 4 February):

  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.

The first few cases classified as local transmission were reported on 4 February. Yong Thai Hang, a shop that mainly serves Chinese tourists, was identified as the epicenter of infection, where four women without recent history of travel to China contracted the virus.

On 4 February, the first recovery case was reported, with Case 7, a 35-year old Chinese male from Wuhan having been discharged from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases after being tested negative for the virus.

As of 8 February, there were a total of 40 cases of infection and 2 have been discharged. Authorities have raised the nation's Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level from yellow to orange on 7 February.

Details of the confirmed cases in Singapore (As of 7 February 2020 at 5:59PM)

Case	Date	Age	Gender	Nationality	Case relation	Place of stay	Hospital admitted to	Been to Wuhan	Source
1	23 Jan 2020	66	Male	China		Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa	Singapore General Hospital	Yes
2	24 Jan 2020	53	Female	China		J8 Hotel	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
3	24 Jan 2020	37	Male	China	Son of case 1	Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa	Singapore General Hospital	Yes
4	25 Jan 2020	36	Male	China		Village Hotel Sentosa	Sengkang General Hospital	Yes
5	27 Jan 2020	56	Female	China		Home at Ceylon Road	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
6	28 Jan 2020	56	Male	China		Home at Pasir Ris Grove	Changi General Hospital	Yes
7	28 Jan 2020	35	Male	China		Marina Bay Sands	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
8	29 Jan 2020	56	Female	China		Home at Lorong Lew Lian	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
9	29 Jan 2020	56	Male	China		Home at Lorong Lew Lian	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
10	29 Jan 2020	56	Male	China		On board a cargo vessel	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
11	30 Jan 2020	31	Female	China		Village Hotel Sentosa	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
12	30 Jan 2020	37	Female	China		Village Hotel Sentosa	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
13	30 Jan 2020	73	Female	China		ParkRoyal Collection Pickering and Oasia Hotel Downtown	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
14	31 Jan 2020	31	Male	China		Home in Jurong East Street 13	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
15	31 Jan 2020	47	Female	Singapore		Evacuation plane from Wuhan	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
16	31 Jan 2020	38	Male	China		Home at Nathan Road	Singapore General Hospital	Yes
17	1 Feb 2020	47	Female	Singapore		Evacuation plane from Wuhan	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
18	1 Feb 2020	31	Female	China		Home Suite View Hotel	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
19	4 Feb 2020	28	Female	Singapore		Worked at Yong Thai Hang	Singapore General Hospital	No
20	4 Feb 2020	48	Female	Singapore		Worked at Yong Thai Hang Home at Hougang Street 61	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
21	4 Feb 2020	44	Female	Indonesia	Maid of case 19	Home at Jalan Bukit Merah	Singapore General Hospital	No
22	4 Feb 2020	41	Male	Singapore		Evacuation plane from Wuhan	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
23	4 Feb 2020	17	Male	Singapore		Evacuation plane from Wuhan	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
24	4 Feb 2020	32	Female	Singapore		Tour guide at Yong Thai Hang	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
25	5 Feb 2020	40	Male	Singapore	Husband of case 24	Home at Buangkok Green	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
26	5 Feb 2020	42	Female	China	Daughter of case 13	-	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	Yes
27	5 Feb 2020	45	Male	Singapore	Husband of case 19	Home at Jalan Bukit Merah	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
28	5 Feb 2020	0.5	Male	Singapore	Son of case 19 and 27	Home at Jalan Bukit Merah	KK Women's and Children's Hospital	No
29	6 Feb 2020	41	Male	Singapore		-	Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
30	6 Feb 2020	27	Male	Singapore	Related to cases at Grand Hyatt Singapore	Shunfu Road	National Centre for Infectious Diseases	No
31	7 Feb 2020	53	Male	Singapore		Tampines Street 24	Changi General Hospital	No
32	7 Feb 2020	42	Female	Singapore		Elias Road	Parkway East Hospital	No
33	7 Feb 2020	39	Female	Singapore			Sengkang General Hospital	No

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 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 and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore starting temperature checks from noon of that day. In addition, schools asked parents to declare their travel plans and monitor their children's health. Other measures will also be taken to ensure the safety of students after the first case was confirmed on 23 January. MINDEF has since issued two medical advisories to service personnel earlier in January.

Scoot cancelled flights to Wuhan between 23 and 26 January over the virus outbreak, after a lockdown was imposed. The suspension was later extended to 29 March.

It was reported on 24 January that holiday chalets were being prepared as quarantine centres. Some of these chalets had served as quarantine centres in previous outbreaks, such as the 2003 SARS outbreak and 2009 flu pandemic. Measures such as temperature screening and quarantine facilities were in place at foreign worker dormitories.

On 27 January 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.

National Service (NS) pre-enlistees who have travelled to China and are due for enlistment will be given a mandatory leave of absence for up to 14 days, said the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a joint media statement on 28 January.

Each household will be distributed with four surgical masks from 1 February. These masks are meant to be used by the person in the household who is feeling unwell and has to make a trip to the doctor. The distribution came after a scramble for surgical and N95 masks, hand sanitisers, and thermometers, which led to shortages and price gouging.

From 4 February onwards, with the reports of limited local transmission where a case patient is a tour guide with prolonged contact with Chinese tourists, as an added precaution, individuals who had recent close contact with people with travel history to mainland China will be contacted as well. In cases where detection of infected patients happened cross border, authorities would begin epidemiological investigations and identify individuals who had close contact of the case patient upon receiving notification, as seen in the case of a Malaysian who was tested positive in Malaysia and likely to have acquired the virus while having a meeting with colleagues from China, including one from Wuhan, in Singapore.

South Korea

Map of the outbreak in South Korea
(as of 5 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 20 January the first confirmed case was identified as a 35-year-old Chinese woman. The first South Korean national to be infected occurred three days later to a 55-year-old man who worked in Wuhan and returned to check symptoms resembling the flu. The two infection reports were publicly released on 24 January.

A third patient was confirmed on 26 January as a 54-year-old South Korean man. He had used a rental car and visited three restaurants, a hotel, a convenience store and met his family before admitting himself to hospital. All these places were disinfected. A fourth patient was confirmed the next day as a 55-year-old South Korean man who returned from Wuhan on 20 January. He first felt flu symptoms on 21 January and suffered further complications four days later, eventually turning himself in. Both cases were tallied into formal records on 27 January. On 1 February, an update on the first four patients indicated that the first three patients were showing weaker symptoms and recovering well while the fourth patient was getting treatment from pneumonia. Rumours circulated that the fourth patient had died which health authorities denied.

Two more confirmed cases were reported on 30 January with the fifth patient being a 32-year-old South Korean man who returned from his work at Wuhan on 24 January. The sixth patient is the first case in South Korea who had never visited Wuhan. The 56-year-old man caught the virus when visiting a restaurant with the third patient.

On 31 January, a seventh patient was reported as a 28-year-old South Korean man returning from Wuhan on 23 January. He developed symptoms on the 26th, and was admitted to the hospital on the 28th. On the same day, four more patients were admitted into the record as the eighth patient (62-year-old South Korean woman) was returning from Wuhan. The ninth patient caught the virus from the fifth patient as an acquaintance while the tenth and the eleventh patient were infected while visiting the sixth patient as his wife and child.

On 1 February, a 49-year-old Chinese national working in Japan as a tour guide was confirmed as the twelfth patient. He caught the virus while visiting a Japanese patient in Japan and entered South Korea through Gimpo International Airport on 19 January.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea (KCDC) confirmed an additional three cases on 2 February, bringing the total to fifteen.

A woman, who had returned from Thailand after a five-day vacation, was tested positive and confirmed as the sixteenth case on 4 February.

Three more cases were confirmed on 5 February, bringing the total case count to 19. The seventeenth and nineteenth patients had attended a conference in Singapore and been in contact with an infected individual there. The very same day the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea (KCDC) announced that the second patient had been released from hospital after being tested negative in consecutive tests, becoming the country's first coronavirus patient to fully recover since the outbreak.

Sri Lanka

Map of the outbreak in Sri Lanka
(as of 27 January):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

On 27 January, the first confirmed case of the virus was reported in Sri Lanka, a 47-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei Province in China who was admitted to the National Institute of Infection Diseases in a critical condition. Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Chief Epidemiologist at the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry, stated that the woman had arrived as a tourist with another group of travelers and had been screened at the Bandaranaike International Airport after having a high fever. The rest of the travelers accompanying her had already left the country and the hotels she and her travel companions had stayed at have been identified, he added. On 1 February, the patient was discharged after receiving treatment, and after complete recovery. As of 5 February there were no other confirmed infected patients.

Prior to 27 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 women, the elderly and people who suffer from chronic diseases among other issues should avoid visiting crowded places when possible.

As of 3 February 2020, there are 70 suspected cases in the country that are under observation. On 26 January, two transit passengers - one from Indonesia and one from Pakistan - were placed under quarantine in Colombo after they developed symptoms of the coronavirus while on board a plane from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. On 27 January ten more people, 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. On 31 January, sixteen people suspected of having contracted the virus were under observation in several government hospitals. In a statement released on 31 January, the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health said that four of those patients were foreign nationals. Eight of the patients were placed under surveillance at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, two at the Polonnaruwa Hospital, five at the National Hospital in Kandy and one at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.

A Sri Lankan Airlines charter flight to evacuate 33 Sri Lankan students and families from Wuhan, China landed in the capital of Hubei Province. The flight took off from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and landed at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan. The Ministry of Health says that a quarantine plan is in place.

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. CMC chief medical officer 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. The Department of Immigration and Emigration also informed all construction sites with Chinese resident visa holders to restrict their Chinese employees to their respective workplaces and lodgings.

Following the first reported case of coronavirus in Sri Lanka on 27 January, demand for face masks in the country soared and the country began to face a face mask shortage. Some pharmacies in the country had sold all face masks and there were reports from customers that face masks were being sold at over ten to twenty times the original price. As a result, the country's drug regulatory agency will place price controls on face masks.

Taiwan

Map of the outbreak in Taiwan
(as of 28 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 6 February, there are thirteen 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. A Taiwanese national aboard the Diamond Princess tested positive on 6 February.

Thailand

Map of the outbreak in Thailand
(as of 1 February):

  Confirmed cases reported

  Suspected cases reported

Details of confirmed and suspected cases in Thailand (As of 8 February 2020)

Status	In hospital	Discharged	Total
Confirmed cases	22	10	32
Suspected cases	375	279	654

Details of the confirmed cases patient in Thailand (As of 8 February 2020)

Case	Date	Age	Gender	Nationality	Hospital admitted to	Been to China	Status	Note	Source
1	13 Jan 2020	61	Female	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	Discharged	First confirmed case outside China. Screened from Suvarnabhumi Airport since 8 January.
2	17 Jan 2020	74	Female	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	Discharged
3	22 Jan 2020	68	Male	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	Discharged
4	22 Jan 2020	73	Female	Thai	Nakhon Pathom Hospital, Nakhon Pathom Province	Yes	Discharged
5	24 Jan 2020	33	Female	Chinese	Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok	Yes	Discharged
6	26 Jan 2020	70	Female	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	Discharged	Wife of case 3.
7	26 Jan 2020	57	Female	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	Discharged
8	26 Jan 2020	73	Female	Chinese	Undisclosed Hospital, Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province	Yes	Discharged
9	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital	Case 9-14 are all tourist traveled in same group. With 4 males and 2 females, Age varies between 6-60 Case 9-13 came from Hubei, belong to the same family Case 14 came from Chongqing
10	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital
11	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital
12	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital
13	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital
14	28 Jan 2020	*See note	*See note	Chinese	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	Yes	In Hospital
15	31 Jan 2020	28	Male	Chinese	Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Chiang Mai Province	Yes	In Hospital	The virus is not found at nasal cavity or inside the throat like other patients, but inside lungs instead.
16	31 Jan 2020	50	Male	Thai	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	No	Discharged	A taxi driver. First human-to-human virus transmission case within Thailand.
17	31 Jan 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
18	31 Jan 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
19	31 Jan 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
20	4 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Male	Thai	Undisclosed	No	In Hospital	Case 20 and 21 are couple. Both have no traveled history to China recently but Japan instead. it was unclear whether they had contracted the virus while travelling or after returning to Thailand.
21	4 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Female	Thai	Undisclosed	No	In Hospital	Wife of case 20.
22	4 Feb 2020	70	Male	Thai	Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, Nonthaburi Province	No	In Hospital	Patient was sent to hospital with serious condition, also has Tuberculosis disease
23	4 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Thai	Undisclosed	No	In Hospital
24	4 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
25	4 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
26	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Male	Thai	Chonburi Hospital, Chonburi Province	Yes	In Hospital	Patient came back from Wuhan after lockdown by special Thai AirAsia flight FD571 provided by government.
27	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Thai	Undisclosed	No	In Hospital
28	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Thai	Undisclosed	No	In Hospital
29	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital	Case 29-31 belong to the same family. Also, There is another family member of them that tested positive before but the report did not mention which case.
30	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
31	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital
32	8 Feb 2020	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	Chinese	Undisclosed	Yes	In Hospital

In Thailand, the screening of passengers arriving from China is ongoing at six airports; Suvarnabhumi Airport, Don Mueang International Airport, Phuket International Airport, Chiang Mai International Airport and Krabi International Airport, began on 3 January, with the addition of Chiang Rai International Airport since 24 January. The 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. His condition has since improved according to an official statement released by Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital on 31 January.

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 who had arrived from Wuhan since 19 January before entering a private hospital in Hua Hin on 23 January. Initial blood sample analysis tested positive; however, authorities are awaiting results 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 have already been discharged.

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

On 31 January, an additional five cases were reported, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 19. One was a local taxi driver who had no records of travelling to China and was thus suspected to have been infected by a Chinese tourist he picked up, making this the first case of human-to-human virus transmission within the country. The taxi driver was reported to have come into contact with at least thirteen other individuals, mostly family members, before seeking treatment. The other cases were Chinese nationals.

On 2 February, doctors from the Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok announced that they have seen the success in treating severe cases of the coronavirus by applying the medicines used for flu (oseltamivir) and HIV (lopinavir and ritonavir), with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment. However, it is still too soon to pronounce that this approach can be applied to all cases.

On 4 February, The Thai government dispatched a Thai AirAsia plane to retrieve 138 citizens who were trapped in Wuhan following the lockdown, which landed at U-Tapao International Airport at 7:00 p.m. local time. Among the evacuees, six were hospitalized with high temperatures, with the rest subsequently sent to be quarantined in Sattahip for two weeks. Three citizens were not evacuated, which included two students with high fever and another with an overstayed visa. On the same day, Thailand confirmed another six cases, including a Thai couple who had just returned from Japan; it was unclear whether they had contracted the virus while travelling or after returning to Thailand. Two new cases were also reported in drivers who had picked up Chinese passengers.

United Arab Emirates

Map of the outbreak in the United Arab Emirates
(as of 1 February):

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

On 29 January, the first case in the UAE was confirmed in a Chinese national who came to the country on vacation with their family from Wuhan. The family of four, mother, father, nine-year-old girl and grandmother, arrived in the Emirates on 16 January and took the grandmother to a doctor with flu-like symptoms on 23 January, where it was discovered that the family was infected. The announcement led to a sell out of face masks across the UAE.

On 31 January, the fifth case of coronavirus in the UAE was confirmed, in someone who had travelled from Wuhan to Dubai.

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) directed all DHA-licensed hospitals to consider all suspected and confirmed cases as emergencies and patients are to be treated free of charge, including those without insurance.

On 8 February, the sixth and seventh cases, of Chinese and Filipino nationality, were confirmed.

Vietnam

Map of the outbreak in Vietnam
(as of 1 February):

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Vietnam's Prime Minister 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 (#1) travelling from Wuhan to Hanoi to visit his son living in Vietnam, and the son (#2), 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 29 January, the son was discharged with full recovery.

A week later, three positive cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health, involving Vietnamese nationals who have returned from Wuhan. Case #3 (25-yr-old female) was quarantined and cured in Thanh Hoa Province, while the other two cases (#4: 29-yr-old male; #5: 23-yr-old female) are hospitalised in Hanoi.

On 1 February, a 25-year-old woman (#6) was declared coronavirus-positive in Khanh Hoa Province. She has worked as a receptionist and had direct contact with the Chinese father and son (cases #1-2). Noticeably, this case was the first domestic transmission in Vietnam, leading to an epidemic declaration signed by the Vietnamese Prime Minister and calls for border tightening, aviation permits revoked, and visa restriction.

On 2 February, a Vietnamese American (#7) got infected with coronavirus, due to two-hour layover in Wuhan airport during his trip from the US.

On 3–4 February, Vietnam announced their eighth and ninth case: a 29-year-old female (#8) and a 30-year-old male (#9). They belonged to the same training team with the previous confirmed cases of three (cases #3-through-5).

Later on 4 February, the 10th case was identified. A 42-year-old female met and greeted with the case #5 during Lunar New Year holiday. Mother (49-year-old, #11) and younger sister (16-year-old, #12) of the case #5 were also transmitted on 6 February.

On 7 February, Vietnam confirmed their 13th case, a 29-year-old worker, who is a member of the same training crew with 5 previously confirmed cases (case #3,4,5,8,9). Earlier of the same day, Vietnam declared to have successfully cultured and isolated the virus in the lab. This is one of the few countries able to do this, aside from Singapore, Australia and China.

Europe

Belgium

Map of the outbreak in Belgium
(as of 4 February):

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Belgian nationals living in Hubei have been repatriated on a series of evacuation flights arriving in Belgium on 1 February, where everyone repatriated will be quarantined and examined in a military hospital. Infected people will be transferred to a specialized hospital. Non-essential flights to China, Hong Kong excluded, have been highly discouraged, with some travel companies cancelling all flights to China. Chinese New Year celebrations were cancelled at the University of Leuven.

On 4 February, Belgium confirmed its first case. The patient, a 54-year-old male without symptoms, was one of nine Belgians repatriated from China. All nine of the Belgians were quarantined.

Finland

Map of the outbreak in Finland
(as of 29 January):

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On 28 January, a suspected case, a 32-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan, was quarantined in Ivalo due to a high fever. She was transported to the central hospital of Lapland, located in Rovaniemi. The suspect had started their journey from Wuhan via Beijing five days earlier, and had had a respiratory illness for two days. Coronavirus was confirmed on the next day. The woman recovered and was released from hospital in good condition on 5 February.

On 30 January, Finnish health officials esimated that up to 24 people in the country had been exposed to the virus, an increase from the previous estimate of 15. By 5 February, three of the potentially exposed individuals were known to have left the country, and fourteen of the remaining 21 had been placed in quarantine and were expected to be released over the following weekend.

On 27 January, Finland's foreign ministry issued a travel advisory recommending Finnish citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to China's Hubei province. The following day, the Finnish airline Finnair announced it was suspending five weekly routes to Nanjing and Beijing Daxing until the end of March.

France

Map of the outbreak in France
(as of 8 February):

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On 24 January, the first confirmed case in Europe was reported in Bordeaux, with two more in Paris 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 18 January. 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 was isolated in hospital, his condition is considered reassuring. The authorities are trying to determine whether he may have infected people around him.

On 28 January, the fourth case, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist, was confirmed in Paris.

On 29 January, his 50-year-old daughter was confirmed as the fifth case.

On 30 January, the sixth case, a doctor, was confirmed in Paris. He had listened to a Chinese tourist whose contamination was confirmed when she returned in China.

Five new cases were anounced by Minister of Health Agnès Buzyn on 8 February. This group was in holidays in the city of Les Contamines-Montjoie in Haute-Savoie. They were infected by a British national who was few days before in Singapore.

Case	Date	Age	Gender	Nationality	Hospital admitted to	Been to China	Status	Note	Source
1	24 January 2020	48	Male	French	Hopital Pellegrin, Bordeaux	Yes	In Hospital	First case in Europe. Wine merchant back from China.
2		30	Male	Chinese	Hopital Bichat, Paris	Yes	In Hospital	Couples living in France back from China.
3		31	Female		Hôpital Bichat, Paris		In Hospital
4	28 January 2020	80	Male	Chinese	Hôpital Bichat, Paris	Yes	In Hospital	Chinese tourist. In serious condition
5	29 January 2020	50	Female		Hôpital Bichat, Paris		In Hospital	Chinese tourist. Daughter of the fourth infected. It is not clear if she had the virus in China or passed it on from her father.
6	30 January 2020	Unknown	Male	French	Hôpital Bichat, Paris	No	In Hospital	Doctor infected with a patient, who later returned to Asia.
7	8 February 2020	Adult	Male	British	Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble or Centre hospitalier universitaire de Saint-Étienne	No	In Hospital	Had previously travelled to Singapore.
8		Adult	Unknown				In Hospital	Contaminated by the first case of Savoie.
9		Adult	Unknown				In Hospital
10		Adult	Unknown				In Hospital
11		Child	Unknown				In Hospital

Germany

Map of the outbreak in Germany
(as of 2 February):

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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).

On 28 January, three more novel coronavirus cases were confirmed. All four patients are employees of the same company; they are being medically monitored and isolated at the München clinic in Schwabing.

On 30 January, a man was tested positive. He was working at the same company as the other four confirmed German cases.

On 31 January, the child of the infected man of the 30 January became Germany's sixth confirmed case. Its sibling was confirmed positive on 3 February. The man's wife tested positive on 6 February. Also on 31 January, one employee of the company became the seventh confirmed case.

On 1 February, around 90 German citizens left Wuhan on a flight arranged by the German government. Upon arrival they were quarantined in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate for 14 days. Also on 1 February, a man residing in Munich, who works for the same company as the other confirmed cases, tested positive, becoming Germany's eighth case. On 2 February, two of those arrived from China tested positive and were moved from the quarantine location in Germersheim to an isolation at a hospital in Frankfurt. On 3 February, another employee was confirmed positive.

On 7 February, a priorly confirmed infected man's wife tested positive.

Italy

Map of the outbreak in Italy
(as of 31 January):

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

On 31 January, two cases were confirmed in Rome as Chinese tourists who arrived in Milan on 23 January. They arrived via Milan Malpensa Airport and travelled to Rome on a tourism bus.

Russia

Map of the outbreak in Russia
(as of 31 January):

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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.

On 31 January two cases were confirmed, one in Tyumen Oblast, another in Zabaykalsky Krai. Both were Chinese nationals.

Spain

Map of the outbreak in Spain
(as of 3 February):

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On 31 January, the first case of novel Coronavirus in Spain, a German patient, was confirmed on the Island of La Gomera, in the Canary Islands.

Sweden

Map of the outbreak in Sweden
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On 31 January, one patient at the Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping, central-southern Sweden, was tested positive for the coronavirus, as confirmed by the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhälsomyndigheten). She is currently being kept in isolation at the clinic for infectious diseases and is not seriously ill.

United Kingdom

Map of the outbreak in the United Kingdom
(as of 30 January):

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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 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 was 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. An evacuation flight from Wuhan landed at RAF Brize Norton on 31 January and the passengers, none of whom are showing symptoms, are being taken to quarantine, in a staff residential block at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral. Some British nationals in Wuhan had been informed that they could be evacuated but their spouses and/or children with mainland Chinese passports could not. This was later overturned, but the delay meant that some people missed the flight.

On 31 January two cases were confirmed in England, both members of a family of Chinese nationals staying in a hotel in York who were taken to specialist facilities in Newcastle upon Tyne. On February 6, a third case, a man who had recently traveled to Singapore, was reported in Brighton. "The government is now telling travellers arriving in the UK from a total of nine Asian countries and territories (Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Macau) to check for symptoms. They are advised to stay at home and call the NHS if they are ill and have flown home in the past 14 days."

Oceania

Australia

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File:2020-01-31 Warning outside medical centre in Sydney due to outbreak of coronavirus.jpg

Warning on 31 January 2020 outside a medical centre in Sydney due to outbreak of coronavirus.

To limit the spread of the virus, 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.

On 25 January, the first confirmed case was announced, a Chinese national in his 50s who had travelled from Guangzhou to Melbourne via China Southern Airlines flight CZ321 on 19 January. He is receiving treatment at Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne.

On 25 January, it was announced that three patients had tested positive in New South Wales. The same day, six people in New South Wales were being held under observation and confirmed to undergo hospital testing after having recently returned from Wuhan.

On 27 January, NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant announced in a press conference that a fifth patient had tested positive for the virus, the fourth case in the state of New South Wales. The patient is currently undergoing treatment at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.

On 29 January, a 60-year-old Victorian resident was confirmed as the sixth patient in Australia, and the second in Victoria.

On 29 January, a patient tested positive as the first case in Queensland and the seventh in the country, a 44-year-old Chinese national from Wuhan who was isolated at the Gold Coast Hospital.

On 30 January, a Chinese national in Victoria was confirmed as the eighth case in the country. A ninth was confirmed later in the day in Queensland, the second case in the state.

As of 30 January, the country had 72 suspected cases that are under investigation.

On 1 February, the eleventh case of the virus was announced in Victoria.

On 2 February, two more cases were confirmed in South Australia, a 60-year-old male and a 60-year-old female travelling from Wuhan to visit family.

As of 6 February, the country has 14 confirmed cases.

Countries with suspected cases

Africa

Angola

On 31 January, the Ministry of Health reported one suspected case in Angola.

Americas

Brazil

Map of the outbreak in Brazil
(as of 3 February):

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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.

The first suspected case was declared on 28 January, a 22-year-old student who has been in Wuhan and returned to Belo Horizonte on 24 January. This suspicion led the Ministry of Health to raise the emergency alert to level 2 of 3 in the country, considering an "imminent danger" to Brazil. Five days later tests proved this suspicion was negative. By the end of 28 January, two new suspect cases were raised, one man 40 years old in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul and another man, 29 years old in Curitiba, Paraná. On 2 February these cases were confirmed as negative. On 29 January the Ministry of Health reported nine suspected cases in six Brazilian states: Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Paraná and Ceará. On 31 January, the Brazilian government reported the investigation of twelve suspected cases in five states, with no confirmed cases.

On 5 February, the Brazilian government sent to China two planes to rescue 34 of the 58 Brazilians who are in the city of Wuhan. Upon arrival in Brazil the Brazilians and the flight crew will be quarantined for 18 days at a Brazilian Air Force base in Anápolis, state of Goiás.

Paraguay

On 29 January a suspected case was announced; results were expected in a week. As of 6 February, results were still pending; the patient were without symptoms and in home isolation.

Asia

Indonesia

On 28 January, at least eight individuals were 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. All are declared negative, according to the Indonesian Health Ministry.

A total of 135 airport gates and port docks have been installed with thermal scanners by the Ministry of Health. They have also provided 100 hospitals with isolation rooms. Indonesia will not send any representatives to 2020 Lingshui China Masters.

On 2 February, a plane from Wuhan which evacuated Indonesians landed at Hang Nadim Airport, Batam. They will be isolated in the island of Natuna and tested whether they carry the virus or not.

Indonesia banned all flights from and to Mainland China starting from 5 February. The government also stopped giving free visa and visa on arrival for Chinese nationals. They banned those who live or stay in Mainland China for at least 14 days before from entering or transiting Indonesia. Indonesians are discouraged from travelling to China.

Iran

As of 5 February, one case is suspected.

Mongolia

The Ministry of Health of Mongolia quarantined all colleges, schools and kindergartens until 2 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 analysed 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.

Europe

Austria

As of 8 February, there were two suspected cases.

Poland

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

As of 5 February, there were 35 suspected cases with results pending in Poland.

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 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.

A 32-year-old English teacher from Suceava returned from China on 30 January and went to a hospital with flu-like symptoms 8 days later and is currently in quarantine in Iași.

Prevention in other countries

Africa

Egypt

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

Americas

Ecuador

On 31 January the Ministry of Health, Catalina Andramuño, announced that the country now possess reactives for testing new cases locally, becoming the first in South America.

Jamaica

Health Min­is­ter Christopher Tufton, announced that a government decision to ban travel between China and Jamaica. All persons entering Jamaica from China will be subject to immediate quarantine for at least 14 days, and anyone who was allowed to land and shows symptoms of the virus will be put in immediate isolation. In keeping with the new policy, 19 Chinese nationals who arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on the evening of 31 January were denied entry, quarantined and put on a flight back to China on 1 February.

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.

Trinidad and Tobago

Health Min­is­ter Ter­rance Deyals­ingh, announced that Trinidad and Tobago had decided to implement restrictions on persons travelling from China. Persons who are living or who have visited China, will be barred from entering Trinidad & Tobago unless they had already been out of China 14 days prior to attempting to travel to Trinidad & Tobago.

Venezuela

The Ministry of Popular Power for Health announced on 29 January that the Rafael Rangel National Institute of Hygiene (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel) in Caracas will perform the detection of other respiratory viruses based on non-influenza types, including coronaviruses in humans. It is also the only health institute in the country with installed capacity for the diagnosis of respiratory viruses in Venezuela and is able carry out logistics in the 23 states, the Capital District and Federal Dependencies.

On 3 February, the government announced that the country has imposed epidemiological surveillance, restrictions and diagnostic system to detect possible coronavirus patients at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela's main international airport, and that Venezuela will receive a diagnostic kit for the virus strain from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Asia

Armenia

Liana Torosyan, the head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, advised that samples will be sent to European labs as Armenia does not have the capacity to test for novel coronavirus.

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.

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 was introduced at Paro International Airport on 15 January. All medical facilities in the country has been told to increase their vigilance for possible cases and to coordinate with the Royal Centre for Disease Control.

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.

Iraq

The Basra International Airport has declared that passengers of any nationality travelling from China to Iraq will be denied entry.

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.

As of 28 January, more than 1300 Kazakhstani citizens are in China, more than 600 of them are tourists, mostly visiting Hainan. The government of Kazakhstan is ready to evacuate the 98 Kazakhstani students in Wuhan. Also, Kazakhstan plans to temporarily stop trains between Ürümqi and Kazakhstani cities.

Myanmar

On 2 February, 59 out of 63 Myanmar students studying in Wuhan arrived in Mandalay by air.

Pakistan

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

Europe

Iceland

Passengers at the Keflavík International Airport are being notified that both passengers with signs of respiratory infection and asymptomatic individuals who had been either in Wuhan for the past 14 days or have been in contact with individuals with suspected or confirmed 2019-nCov infection that they must be medically assessed at the airport for possible further measures including being placed under quarantine. The Directorate of Health has decided against screening all incoming passengers for temperature due to high cost and was found to be ineffective in dealing with outbreaks.

Latvia

Starting from 28 January, Riga International Airport started investigating travellers from Wuhan.

Lithuania

From 25 January, National Public Health Center specialists are 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. The Minister for Health warned the Maltese people that the virus is likely to hit Malta sooner or later. He said that the country has taken prevention and has adopted measures for eventualities.

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.

Serbia

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

Oceania

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.

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 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.

Palau

Palau's President Thomas Remengesau Jr. issued an executive order suspending all charter flights from China, Macau and Hong Kong from 1–29 February.

Papua New Guinea

The Government of Papua New Guinea has banned all travellers from "Asian countries" and closed its border with Indonesia. The order took effect from 30 January.

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 two weeks at the Faleolo District Hospital.

See also

• Xenophobia and racism related to the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

External links

• Updates on Wuhan Coronavirus (2019-nCov) by the Department of Health, situation tracker of the outbreak in the Philippines, updated daily.