Covirus 19 coronavirus: countries without cases, still

Despite the fact that the Covid-19 virus infects more than three million worldwide, there are still several countries that have yet to report a single case.

In fact, 33 countries and territories have not reported any coronavirus infections.

These include Comoros and Lesotho in Africa and Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in Asia.

But Covid’s largest group of free countries is among the Pacific Islands, according to Reuters data.

There are 21 island nations and territories in Oceania that have not reported cases, including Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Nauru, Kiribati, the Cook Islands, and the Solomon Islands.

Other Pacific nations such as Fiji (18), New Caledonia (18), and Papua New Guinea (8) have reported cases.

In total, the 33 countries that reported no infection decreased for about a month when there were 45 countries and territories.

As of April 20, 214 locations worldwide, of the 247 countries and territories recognized by the United Nations, had reported at least one case of the new coronavirus.

Of these, 190 reported that there had been local transmission in their communities. There have also been deaths in 166 of the countries and territories.

But the fact that a nation has not reported any cases does not necessarily mean that there are none.

North Korea has not reported any coronavirus infections. However, the neighboring countries of China, Russia and South Korea are dealing with a large number of cases, making it possible, perhaps even probable, that the most secretive state is dealing with at least some cases.

Some trends can be seen by observing the spread of the coronavirus by region.

Asia experienced approximately two large waves of transmission across borders, while in Europe, many countries began reporting cases beginning in late February.

Latin America and Africa appeared to be virus-free during January and February before the disease spread rapidly on both continents.

Five countries and territories have got rid of the virus after reporting cases. These are Anguilla, Greenland, the Caribbean islands of St Barts and Saint Lucia, and Yemen.

None of them had reported deaths from current infections, as all previous cases have recovered.

There have been more than 227,000 deaths worldwide, most in the United States with more than 60,000, followed by Italy with more than 27,000 and the United Kingdom with just over 26,000. France and Spain have just over 24,000.

In our neck of forest, only eight of the 29 countries and territories in Oceania have had cases.

Australia has the highest number with over 6,700 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 91 deaths.

The breakdown by state has 3,018 cases in New South Wales, 1,361 in Victoria, 1,034 in Queensland, 438 in South Australia, 551 in Western Australia, 219 in Tasmania, 106 in the Australian Capital Territory and 27 in the Australian Territory. North.

South Australia has been described as the “safest place in the world” after not registering new cases of the virus in the past week.

In the United States, death rates continue to rise, with the country registering 60,000 deaths.

• Covid19.govt.nz – The official government Covid-19 advisory website

Less than a fortnight ago, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, predicted that the total number of deaths in the United States could exceed that number.

“It looks like we’ll be at a 60,000 mark, which is 40,000 less than the lowest number ever thought to be,” Trump said April 19.

The “lowest number” he was referring to came from the White House’s previous forecast of 100,000-240,000 deaths.

“The low number was supposed to be 100,000 people. We could end up at 50 to 60,” he added in the briefing the next day.