New cases of infection with a
novel strain of coronavirus, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, are
being reported daily around the world.
In China, at least 563 people have died, the
government said on Wednesday. At least 28,000
people have been infected across the country's mainland.
The virus has killed two people
outside of mainland China, one in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines.
At least 25 countries have
confirmed cases.
Countries around the world have
rushed to evacuate their citizens from Hubei and Wuhan, while many have also
imposed extraordinary travel restrictions on travelers to and from China.
The head of the World Health
Organization (WHO) has called for greater solidarity among
the international community, and criticized governments for being "well
behind" in sharing data on virus cases.
Scores of cases have also been confirmed in several countries in
the Asia-Pacific region as well as Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Here are the countries and territories that have so far confirmed
cases of the new coronavirus:
Australia - 14
Australia has confirmed 14 cases of the virus as of February 5,
including three people who have already been discharged from hospital. Most of
the patients arrived in the country from Wuhan or Hubei province.
Belgium - 1
Belgium said on February 4 that one of nine
repatriated Belgians from Wuhan has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Cambodia - 1
Cambodia confirmed its first case of coronavirus on
January 27.
Minister of Health Mam Bunheng said the patient was a
60-year-old Chinese national in the coastal city of Sihanoukville.
Canada - 4
Canada has confirmed four cases of the coronavirus as
of February 5.
China - 20,438
As of February 5, the number of people infected was
confirmed at 24,324 in mainland China, most of them in and around Wuhan.
At least 490 people have died, nearly all of them in
Hubei Province, but officials have confirmed a number of deaths elsewhere,
including in the capital, Beijing
The city of Macau, a gambling hub
hugely popular with mainland tourists, has confirmed 10 cases.
Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease on
February 4 of a man who had travelled from Wuhan. At least 21 people, including
the deceased man, were confirmed to have been infected.
Finland - 1
A Chinese tourist who was admitted to hospital for
tests was confirmed on January 29 as having been infected with the coronavirus.
The patient is said to be a 32-year-old woman from
Wuhan.
France - 6
There are six confirmed cases of the coronavirus in
France, the first European country to be affected. The most recent was a doctor
who contracted the virus after treating patients.
France's health minister has said
it is likely that there will be more cases and that authorities are surveying
everyone the patients have come into contact with since arriving in France.
Germany - 12
Germany has registered 12 confirmed cases of the
coronavirus, with a majority of the patients in the southern state of Bavaria.
India - 3
On February 3, a third positive case of the
coronavirus was reported in India's southern state of Kerala, the country's
health ministry said.
All three are students who
returned from Wuhan, according to local media.
Italy - 2
Doctors confirmed on January 30 that two Chinese
tourists had tested positive for the coronavirus in Italy.
The tourists, reportedly a husband and wife, were
being held in isolation in the Spallanzani Infectious Diseases Institute in
Rome.
Japan - 33
On February 5, 10 new cases were confirmed in Japan,
raising the country's total to 33.
Malaysia - 12
Malaysia on February 5 said two of its nationals who
were flown back from Wuhan tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the
total number of confirmed cases in the country to 12.
Singapore - 28
Singapore on February 5 announced four more cases,
including in a six-month-old baby, taking its tally to 28.
Both parents of the infant, a Singaporean citizen,
have also been infected, the health ministry said.
Several of the cases in Singapore have involved
human-to-human transmission.
South Korea - 19
On February 5, South Korea raised its total number of
infections to 19.
The latest cases involved two men who had tested
positive for the virus after attending a business conference in Singapore
Nepal - 1
Nepal said on January 24 that a 32-year-old man
arriving from Wuhan had tested positive for coronavirus.
The patient, who was initially quarantined, recovered
and was discharged. The government said surveillance has been increased at the
airport "and suspicious patients entering Nepal are being monitored".
The Philippines - 3
Philippine health officials confirmed a third case of
coronavirus on February 5, including the first death from coronavirus outside
China, which was announced on February 2.
Russia - 2
Russia reported its first two cases of coronavirus on
January 31.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said the
infected patients were Chinese nationals who had now been isolated in the
Zabaikalsky region, which borders China, and in the Tyumen region, bordering
Kazakhstan.
Spain - 1
Spain reported its first case on January 31 in a man
on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. He was one of five people
isolated after coming into contact with an infected German man.
Sri Lanka - 1
Sri Lanka confirmed its first case of coronavirus on
January 27.
The patient was identified as a 43-year-old Chinese
woman from Hubei Province who had arrived in Sri Lanka as a tourist. She was
admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Sweden - 1
On
January 31, Sweden's Public Health Agency said a woman had tested
positive for coronavirus and was being kept isolated at a hospital in southern
Sweden.
The woman had visited the Wuhan area in China and
began coughing after she arrived in Sweden. She contacted a hospital in southern
Sweden, where she is being treated. She is not gravely ill, the agency said.
Taiwan - 11
Taiwan has confirmed 11 cases, including two Chinese
women in their 70s who arrived in the country as part of a tour group.
Thailand - 25
Thailand confirmed six new cases on February 4, four
of them Thai nationals and two Chinese, bringing the total number of
coronavirus patients in the country to 25.
United Arab Emirates - 5
The UAE confirmed its fifth case on February 1 in a
Chinese national who came from Wuhan. UAE authorities previously said at least
four Chinese nationals from one family had been confirmed to have coronavirus.
They were the first cases reported in the Middle East.
United Kingdom - 2
The UK confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus on
January 31 in two patients from the same family in England.
"The patients are receiving specialist NHS care,
and we are using tried and tested infection control procedures to prevent
further spread of the virus," said Chris Whitty, England's chief medical
officer.
United States - 12
The US confirmed 12 cases of the virus on February 5.
There are six in California, two in Illinois, one each in Arizona,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Washington state.
Vietnam - 10
A 30-year-old Vietnamese man, who returned from Wuhan,
and one more unidentified person tested positive for coronavirus on February 4,
bringing the number of infected people to 10.
