The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared coronavirus a pandemic, with no country/place safe from its effects.
According to reports from Anadolu Agency, so far, over 170 countries have been affected by the virus, however, a few countries worldwide have escaped it, at least for now, reported
The disease first emerged in Wuhan, China last December, and from there it has spread through the various continent with over 906,764 confirmed cases worldwide.
As of 1st of April 2020, a total of 906,764 cases were confirmed with 667,800 active cases and 45,408 deaths in 204 countries and territories, including five cruise ships.
19 countries that cut across Asia, Africa and some Pacific Island nations have not recorded any confirmed cases so far.
Countries with suspected cases are in italics
In Africa
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
- Malawi
- Comoros
- São Tomé and Príncipe
In Asia
- Turkmenistan
- Tajikistan
- North Korea
- Yemen
There are also some Pacific Island nations which include:
- Tonga
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
- Kiribati
- Nauru
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Marshal Islands
- Palau
So far, over 166,000 people diagnosed with the virus have recovered from the disease.
Apparently, one fortunate thing is that the amount of recovery is more than the deaths.