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COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

November 23, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has spread widely through the continent. As of 22 November 2023,[3] at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia except Turkmenistan.

COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million residents as of 10 December 2020
Cumulative confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people as of 10 December 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAsia
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China[1]
Index case1 December 2019
(3 years, 11 months and 3 weeks ago)
Confirmed cases17,725,946[2]
Active cases1,770,067[2]
Recovered15,651,219[2]
Deaths
304,660[2]
Territories
49[2]

The Asian countries with the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases are India, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, and Iran.[4] Despite being the first area of the world hit by the outbreak, the early wide-scale response of some Asian states, particularly Bhutan,[5] Singapore,[6] Taiwan,[7] and Vietnam[8] has allowed them to fare comparatively well. China was criticised for initially minimising the severity of the outbreak, but its wide-scale response has largely contained the disease since March 2020.[9][10][11][12]

As of July 2021, the highest numbers of deaths are recorded in India, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey, each with more than 90,000 deaths and more than 900,000 deaths combined. However, the death toll in Iran and Indonesia are claimed to be much higher than the official figures.[13][14] Per capita, the highest deaths have been disproportionally in several Western Asian states, with Georgia having the highest figure closely followed by Armenia, and Iran in third, whereas China had the lowest.[15]

Statistics by country and territory

Summary table of confirmed cases in Asia (as of 4 November 2023)[16][17]
Country/Territory Cases Active cases Deaths Recoveries Ref
  China 99,319,332 N/A 121,781 N/A [18][19][20]
  India 44,997,642 479 532,025 44,465,138 [18][19][21]
  South Korea 34,571,873 N/A 35,934 N/A [18][22][23]
  Japan 33,803,572 N/A 74,694 N/A [18][24][25]
  Russia 22,900,755 178,807 398,736 22,323,212 [18][26][27]
  Turkey 16,829,941 57,717 100,979 16,677,245 [18][28][19]
  Vietnam 11,594,619 918,567 43,201 10,632,851 [18][29]
  Taiwan 10,152,881 N/A 18,425 N/A [18][30]
  Iran 7,539,698 79,055 144,199 7,316,444 [31][32][19]
  Indonesia 6,812,127 8,245 161,879 6,642,003 [18][33][19]
  Malaysia 5,132,831 11,584 37,186 5,084,061 [18][34][19]
  Thailand 4,730,490 3,907 33,947 4,692,636 [18][35][19]
  Israel 4,642,530 8,635 11,656 4,622,239 [18][36][19]
  Philippines 3,908,295 25,262 62,342 3,820,691 [37][19]
  Hong Kong 2,862,312 271,006 13,203 1,371,169 [18][38][19]
  Iraq 2,458,509 1,504 25,348 2,431,657 [18][19]
  Bangladesh 2,038,488 3,206 29,446 2,005,836 [18][39][19]
  Singapore 1,859,937 77,752 1,602 1,782,583 [18][40][19]
  Jordan 1,738,867 2,903 14,114 1,721,850 [18][41][19]
  Georgia 1,735,682 81,500 16,889 1,637,293 [18][42][19]
  Pakistan 1,580,631 1,689 30,656 1,548,286 [18][43][19]
  Kazakhstan 1,407,823 1,566 13,843 1,392,414 [18][44][19]
  Lebanon 1,212,668 114,435 10,646 1,087,587 [18][45][19]
  United Arab Emirates 1,067,030 10,156 2,349 1,054,525 [18][46][19]
  Nepal 1,003,361 9 12,031 991,321 [18][47][19]
  Mongolia 980,442 4,328 2,179 973,935 [18][19]
  Saudi Arabia 827,861 2,843 9,570 815 448 [18][48][19]
  Azerbaijan 831,659 91 10,268 821,300 [18][49][19]
  Bahrain 673,996 1,722 1,518 670,756 [18][50][19]
  Sri Lanka 670,444 290 16,728 653,426 [18][51][19]
  Kuwait 657,745 312 2,563 654,870 [18][52][19]
  Myanmar 634,258 110 19,490 614,658 [18][53][19]
  Palestine 620,371 8,267 5,402 606,702 [18][19]
  Cyprus 579,899 5,161 1,173 573,565 [18][54][19]
  Qatar 436,820 5,047 682 431,091 [18][55][19]
  Armenia 436,727 4,706 8,662 423,359 [18][56][19]
  Oman 397,846 8,917 4,260 384,669 [18][57][19]
  Uzbekistan 243,893 770 1,637 241,876 [18][58][19]
  Brunei 223,059 3,273 225 219,561 [18][19]
  Laos 212,083 N/A 883 N/A [18][59][19]
  Kyrgyzstan 205,835 6,438 2,991 196,406 [18][19]
  Afghanistan 196,182 14,458 7,789 174,935 [18][60][19]
  Maldives 184,924 20,929 308 163,687 [18][61][19]
  Cambodia 137,719 73 3,056 134,590 [18][62][19]
  Bhutan 59,614 29 21 59,564 [18][63][19]
  Syria 57,166 135 3,163 53,868 [18][19]
  East Timor 23,217 44 138 23,035 [18][64][19]
  Tajikistan 17,388 0 124 17,264 [18][65][19]
  Yemen 11,932 658 2,155 9,119 [18][19]
  Macau 3,587 19 121 3,447 [18][66][19]
  Christmas Island 521 N/A 0 511 [67]
  Cocos (Keeling) Islands 249 N/A 0 248 [67]
Total 201,938,760 5,751,120 1,858,735 194,125,378

Timeline by country and territory

Afghanistan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan

On 23 February 2020, at least three citizens of Herat who had recently returned from Qom were suspected of COVID-19 infection. Blood samples were sent to Kabul for further testing.[68] Afghanistan later closed its border with Iran.[69]

On 24 February, Afghanistan confirmed the first COVID-19 case involving one of the three people from Herat, a 35-year-old man who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.[70] On 7 March, three new cases were confirmed in Herat Province.[71] On 10 March, the first case reported outside of Herat province, was in Samangan Province, bringing to the total to five cases.[72]

Armenia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia

Armenia confirmed the first case of coronavirus during the late night of 29 February/early morning of 1 March, announcing a 29-year-old Armenian citizen had returned from Iran and was confirmed positive for the virus. His wife was tested and results came in negative. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared that he is "now in good condition". About 30 people who came in contact with him are being tested and will be quarantined. Armenia had earlier closed its border with Iran. As of 15 March there are 23 confirmed cases with over 300 being in quarantine. [73] On 23 March, it confirmed 23 cases.[74]

Azerbaijan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan

On 28 February, Azerbaijan confirmed the first case from a Russian national, who was travelling from Iran.[75] On 12 March, a woman died from multiorgan failure who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 a day earlier. This marked the first death of coronavirus in Azerbaijan.[76] On 22 March, the first domestic human to human transmission was confirmed.[77] On 31 March, Azerbaijan declared nationwide quarantine. People are required to stay in private houses and apartments, permanent or temporary places of residence until 20 April.[78]

Bahrain

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Bahrain

The first case in the country was confirmed on 21 February. The index case was a school bus driver who had travelled to Iran.[79] Bahrain has recorded a total of 2,009 COVID-19 cases including 7 deaths and 1,026 recoveries. The Bahraini government has unveiled a stimulus packages of 4.3 billion Bahraini Dinars that include exempting consumers from bills of electricity and water for three months.[citation needed]

Bangladesh

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

The first three COVID-19 cases of the country were found on 7 March 2020 that was officially confirmed on 8 March 2020[80] by Professor Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora, Former Director, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), then. Two of those affected returned to Bangladesh from Italy and one was a family member of one of those two.[81] On 18 March, the first known coronavirus death in the country was reported.[82]

On 22 March, Bangladesh declared a 10-day shut down effective from 26 March to 4 April to fight the spread of coronavirus.[83] Bangladesh on Wednesday reported the fifth death from the coronavirus though no new case of the infection came out in the last 24 hours as the country suspended all domestic flights, trains and public transport to fight the pandemic.[citation needed]

The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed that one more person has died of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Bangladesh, taking the number of deaths from the disease in the country to five, the Dhaka Tribune reported.[citation needed]

Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed another death taking the death toll in the country to six while number of positive cases rose to 54.The nationwide lockdown has been extended till 9 April to curb the spread, however Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that offices and industries could resume work. Health minister Zahid Malik said "another 300 ventilators are being imported. There are about 700 ventilators across private hospitals".[citation needed]

Bhutan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan

On 6 March, the first case in the country was confirmed, a 76-year-old US male who travelled to the country.[84]

Brunei

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei

On 9 March, the Ministry of Health confirmed that a preliminary coronavirus test had returned positive for a 53-year-old male who had returned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3 March.[85] The patient was moved to the National Isolation Centre in Tutong for treatment.[85]

Cambodia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
 
Cambodia confirmed cases
 
The hand sanitizer shelf at a pharmacy in Kep, Cambodia, was emptied the day after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country.

On 27 January, Cambodia confirmed the first COVID-19 case in Sihanoukville, a 60-year-old Chinese man, travelling to the coastal city from Wuhan with his family on 23 January.[86] 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.[87][88][89] By 10 February, after two weeks of being treated and kept under observation, he had fully recovered, Health Ministry stated on account of testing negative for the third time by Pasteur Institute of Cambodia. The family were finally discharged and flew back to their home country on the next day as of the 80 Chinese nationals who arrived in Sihanoukville on the same flight as the patient, most had since returned to China, although the city of Wuhan remained under quarantine at that time.[90][91]

China

Main articles: COVID-19 pandemic in China and COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
 
COVID-19 cases in mainland China, as of 13 April 2020, broken down by provinces[92]

The COVID-19 pandemic first originated in Wuhan, Hubei in which it manifested itself as cluster of mysterious suspected pneumonia cases.[93] Sophisticated modelling of the outbreak suggests that the number of cases in mainland China would have been many times higher without interventions such as early detection, and isolation of the infected.[94]

Following the initial outbreak, China opted for containment, inflicting strict lockdowns to eliminate spread.[9][95] The vaccines distributed in China included the BIBP, WIBP, and CoronaVac.[96] It was reported on 11 December 2021, that China had vaccinated 1.162 billion of its citizens, or 82.5% of the total population of the country against COVID-19.[97] China's large-scale adoption of zero-COVID had largely contained the first waves of infections of the disease.[9][98][99] When the waves of infections due to the Omicron variant followed, China was almost alone in pursuing the strategy of zero-Covid to combat the spread of the virus in 2022.[100] Lockdown continued to be employed in November to combat a new wave of cases;[101][102] however, protests erupted in cities across China over the country's stringent measures,[103][104] and in December that year, the country relaxed its zero-COVID policy.[105] On 20 December 2022, the Chinese State Council narrowed its definition of what would be counted as a COVID-19 death to include solely respiratory failure, which led to skepticism by health experts of the government's total death count[106][107] at a time when hospitals reported being overwhelmed with cases following the abrupt discontinuation of zero-COVID.[108]

On 29 December 2022, the U.S. joined Italy, Japan, Taiwan and India in requiring negative COVID-19 test results from all people traveling from China due to the new surge in cases. The European Union initially refused similar measures, stating that the BF7 omicron variant had already spread throughout Europe without becoming dominant, but changed its stance following an emergency meeting of EU diplomats on 4 January 2023.[109][110][111]

Christmas Island

On 8 March, the Australian external territory of Christmas Island reported its first case of COVID-19.[112]

Cyprus

Main articles: COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, and Akrotiri and Dhekelia

On 9 March, Cyprus confirmed its first 2 cases, one in Nicosia and one in Limassol.[113][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed][114]

East Timor

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor

On 20 March, East Timor confirmed its first COVID-19 case.[115]

Georgia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia (country)
 
The outbreak in Georgia
(as of 15 April):
Red dots represent medical centers currently treating patients
  Strict quarantine regime
  Confirmed cases reported

All flights from China and Wuhan to Tbilisi International Airport were cancelled until 27 January.[needs update] The Health Ministry announced that all arriving passengers from China would be screened. Georgia also temporarily shut down all flights to Iran.[116]

On 26 February, Georgia confirmed its first COVID-19 case. A 50-year-old man, who returned to Georgia from Iran, was admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tbilisi. He came back to the Georgian border via Azerbaijan by taxi.[117][118][119][120]

On 28 February, Georgia confirmed that a 31-year-old Georgia woman who had travelled to Italy tested positive and was admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tbilisi.[120]

29 more are being kept in isolation in a Tbilisi hospital, with Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze stating there was a "high probability" that some of them have the virus.[121]

On 5 March, five people have tested positive for the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to nine. Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze made the announcement at the recent news briefing following today. He said, all of the five people belong to the same cluster who travelled together to Italy and returned to Georgia on Sunday.[122]

On 7 March, three people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected individuals in the country to twelve. Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said at a news briefing the following day that there is still no reason to panic. One of the infected individuals is Gamkrelidze's son Nikoloz. Gamkrelidze wrote on his Facebook page that he contracted the illness from a coworker, who has been tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Georgia has suspended direct flights with Italy to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently.[123]

Hong Kong

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong

As of 1 March, Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection had identified 100 cases (Including 2 Suspected Recovered Cases) in Hong Kong, with 36 patients since recovered and 2 died.[124][125][126] By 2 April, the number of confirmed or probable cases in Hong Kong has risen to 767 after an influx of returning overseas students. 467, or 60.89% of cases were imported cases.[127]

India

 
India COVID-19 cumulative cases map
This section is an excerpt from COVID-19 pandemic in India.[edit]

The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of 22 November 2023, according to Indian government figures, India has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the world (after the United States of America) with 45,001,456[128] reported cases of COVID-19 infection and the third-highest number of COVID-19 deaths (after the United States and Brazil) at 533,295[128] deaths.[129][130] In October 2021, the World Health Organization estimated 4.7 million excess deaths, both directly and indirectly related to COVID-19 to have taken place in India.[131][132]

The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic.[133][134][135] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September.[136] Daily cases peaked mid-September with over 90,000 cases reported per-day, dropping to below 15,000 in January 2021.[137] A second wave beginning in March 2021 was much more devastating than the first, with shortages of vaccines, hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies in parts of the country.[137] By late April, India led the world in new and active cases. On 30 April 2021, it became the first country to report over 400,000 new cases in a 24-hour period.[138][129] Experts stated that the virus may reach an endemic stage in India rather than completely disappear;[139] in late August 2021, Soumya Swaminathan said India may be in some stage of endemicity where the country learns to live with the virus.[140]

India began its vaccination programme on 16 January 2021 with AstraZeneca vaccine (Covishield) and the indigenous Covaxin.[141][142] Later, Sputnik V and the Moderna vaccine was approved for emergency use too.[143] On 30 January 2022, India announced that it administered about 1.7 billion doses of vaccines and more than 720 million people were fully vaccinated.[144]

Indonesia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
 

COVID-19 was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020, after a dance instructor and her mother tested positive for the virus. Both were infected from a Japanese national.[145][146]

By 9 April 2020, the pandemic had spread to all 34 provinces in the country at that time. Jakarta, West Java, and Central Java are the worst-hit provinces, together accounting more than half of the national total cases. On 13 July 2020, the recoveries exceeded active cases for the first time.[147]

As of 3 July 2023, Indonesia has reported 6,812,127 cases, the second highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam. With 161,879 deaths, Indonesia ranks second in Asia and ninth in the world.[148] Review of data, however, indicated that the number of deaths may be much higher than what has been reported as those who died with acute COVID-19 symptoms but had not been confirmed or tested were not counted in the official death figure.[149]

Indonesia has tested 76,062,770 people against its 270 million population so far, or around 281,501 people per million.[150] The World Health Organization has urged the nation to perform more tests, especially on suspected patients.[151]

Instead of implementing a nationwide lockdown, the government applied "Large-Scale Social Restrictions" (Indonesian: Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar, abbreviated as PSBB), which was later modified into the "Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement" (Indonesian: Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat, abbreviated as PPKM).[152] On 30 December 2022, the restrictions were lifted for all regions in Indonesia since satisfied population immunity exceeded the expectation, although it did not lift the pandemic status.[153][154][155]

On 13 January 2021, President Joko Widodo was vaccinated at the presidential palace, officially kicking off Indonesia's vaccination program.[156] As of 5 February 2023 at 18:00 WIB (UTC+7), 204,266,655 people had received the first dose of the vaccine and 175,131,893 people had been fully vaccinated; 69,597,474 of them had been inoculated with the booster or the third dose.[157]

Iran

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Iran reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 19 February 2020 in Qom.[158] Later that day, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education stated that both had died.[159]

By 21 February, a total of 18 people had been confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infections[160] and four COVID-19 deaths had occurred.[159][161] On 24 February, according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, twelve COVID-19 deaths had occurred in Iran, out of a total of 64 SARS-CoV-2 confirmed infections.[162][163]

On 25 February, Iran's Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi tested positive for COVID-19, having shown some signs of infection during the press conference.[164] On 3 March, the official number of deaths in Iran rose to 77, the second highest deaths recorded outside China after Italy which has surpassed Iran, although the number of deaths is believed to be higher, up to 1,200 deaths due to Iranian Government's censorship and its eventual mishandling of virus outbreak.[165][166][167][168] Iran currently has the most cases in Western Asia as well as the fourth most cases worldwide, with China, South Korea, and Italy surpassing Iran.[citation needed]

Iran's death toll goes to 2,234 on 26 March as 29,000 cases are reported. Public gatherings are banned as is transportation between cities; public parks are closed.[169]

Iraq

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq

The first case in the country was confirmed on 22 February.

Israel

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Israel

On 21 February, Israel confirmed the first case of COVID-19.[170]

On 20 March, the first confirmed death in Israel was reported.[171]

As of 9 August, there are a total of 82,324 confirmed cases, with 57,071 recovered and 593 deaths.[172]

Japan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
See also: COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships

16 January 2020, the first case was confirmed in a 30-year-old Chinese national who had previously travelled to Wuhan, developed a fever on 3 January, and returned to Japan on 6 January.[173] He was a resident of the Kanagawa prefecture[174] The first mass infection was confirmed on a cruise ship returning to Japan, with 713 cases and 13 deaths. The cruise ship left Yokohama on 20 January 2020 and called at Kagoshima, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and Okinawa before returning to Yokohama on 3 February.[175]

Since then, there have been 6 peaks of infection and death in Japan by February 2022, with the fifth being caused by the Delta variant and the sixth by the Omicron variant. As of February 2022, the total number of infected persons was about 4.16 million and the total number of deaths was about 21,000.[176]

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed from July 2020 to July 2021 due to COVID-19. Around the same time as the Olympics began, the delta variant began to spread in Japan, marking the fifth peak in COVID-19 infections since the Games ended.[177]

Jordan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan

On 2 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[178][179][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed] Jordan has 212 confirmed infections on 26 March. Anyone who disobeys nightly curfew will be fined up to 500 dinars (around $700). The government placed Irbid under quarantine after it recorded 26 cases in the area.[169]

Kazakhstan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

On 13 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[citation needed]

As of 10 June, there are 13,319 confirmed cases with 62 deaths.[180]

Kuwait

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait

The first case in the country was confirmed on 24 February.

The Kuwaiti prime minister stressed that the State of Kuwait greatly values the contribution of the large Indian community there and would continue to ensure their safety and welfare in the present situation, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said.[181]

Modi expressed his thanks and appreciation for the reassurance.[182][183][184]

Both leaders discussed the domestic and international aspects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the statement said.

Kyrgyzstan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan

On 18 March, the first three cases in the country were confirmed.[185] Kyrgyzstan had confirmed its first three coronavirus cases, Healthcare Minister Kosmosbek Cholponbayev said on Wednesday.[citation needed]

Three Kyrgyz nationals tested positive after arriving from Saudi Arabia.[citation needed]

Laos

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Laos

As of 23 April, there are 19 confirmed cases in Laos.[186][187]

Lebanon

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon

On 21 February 2020, Lebanon confirmed the first case of COVID-19, a 45-year-old woman travelling from Qom, Iran tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and was transferred to a hospital in Beirut.[188] Lebanon had 386 cases and nine deaths through 25 March, when it instituted a lockdown through 12 April. Essential services, such as drugstores and supermarkets, must close at nightfall.[169]

The number of COVID-19 infections remained unchanged at 333, NNA said.[citation needed]

Meanwhile, the cabinet decided to extend the curfew to 13 April, citing the increasing number of coronavirus infections.[citation needed]

Macau

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Macau

The first case in Macau was confirmed on 22 January.[189] As of 9 August, Macau has confirmed 46 cases, with all cases discharged.[190]

Malaysia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

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.[191] Despite early reports of them testing negative for the virus,[192] three of them were confirmed to be infected on 25 January.[193][194]

On 16 February, the 15th infected patient involving a Chinese female national had fully recovered, becoming the 8th patient cured from the virus in Malaysia.[195] The following day, the first infected Malaysian also reportedly recovered, becoming the 9th cured.[196]

In March 2020, several Southeast Asian countries experienced a significant rise in cases following an event held by Tablighi Jamaat at Jamek Mosque in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, where many people are believed to have been infected.[197] By 17 March, almost two-thirds of the 673 cases confirmed in Malaysia were related to the event. More than 620 people, including those from other countries, who attended the event have tested positive, making it the largest-known centre of transmission in South East Asia.[197][198] In response to the rapid spread of cases, the Government introduced Movement Control Order lockdown restrictions on 18 March 2020, which helped to lower the infection and death rates.[199]

The number of active cases peaked in April and slowly declined, leading to a relaxation of Movement Control Order lockdown restrictions over the next several months.[200] Since mid-September, an outbreak of cases in Sabah, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Penang and Kedah led to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases throughout the country.[201][202] By 18 November 2020, the total number of cases in Malaysia had exceeded the 50,000 mark.[203] A Sin Chew Daily editorial has attributed the rapid surge of cases to the failure of the public, businesses and their employees including migrant workers to practise health and social distancing procedures during the relaxation of Movement Control Order restrictions throughout 2020.[199]

By 24 December 2020, the total number of cases in Malaysia had exceeded the 100,000 mark.[204] By 6 January 2021, the number of recovered had exceeded 100,000. On the same day, the Director General reported there were 252 active clusters in Malaysia.[205] In late February 2021, the Malaysian government launched a twelve-month immunization program, with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin being the first individual to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.[206]

By 22 May, the total number of cases had reached the 500,000 mark, reaching 505,115.[207] By 2 June 2021, the total number of recoveries had exceeded the 500,000 mark, reaching 501,898.[208] By 4 July, eight percent of the Malaysian population (roughly 2,618,316 people) had completed two doses of COVID-19 vaccination.[209]

On 26 July, the total number of cases exceeded the one million mark, reaching 1,013,438.[210] By 5 August, the death toll had reached the 10,000 mark, reaching 10,019.[211] By 7 August, the total number of recoveries had reached the 1 million mark, reaching 1,009,343.[212]

Maldives

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives

On 7 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[213] By 21 July there are 3,252 confirmed cases in Maldives.[214]

Mongolia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia

On 10 March, the first case have been confirmed, a 57-year-old French citizen came from Moscow-Ulaanbaatar flight on 2 March and symptoms were shown on 7 March.[215]

Myanmar

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar

On 23 March, Myanmar confirmed its first and second COVID-19 cases.[216] Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death on 31 March, a 69-year-old man who also had cancer and died in a hospital in the commercial capital of Yangon, a government spokeswoman said.[citation needed]

He had sought medical treatment in Australia and stopped in Singapore on his way home, according to the health ministry.[citation needed]

After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, testing collapsed and the medical response to COVID-19 in the country became severely hampered.[217]

Nepal

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal

A Nepali student who had returned to Kathmandu from Wuhan became the first case of the country and South Asia on 23 January 2020.[218][219] The first case of local transmission inside the country was confirmed on 4 April, while the first COVID-19 death came on 14 May.[220] The country observed an almost four-month-long nationwide lockdown between 24 March and 21 July.[221] As of 26 July 2022, the country has a total of 984,475 cases, 968,802 recoveries, and 11,959 deaths.[222]

North Korea

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea

North Korea was one of the first countries to close borders due to COVID-19.[223] In February 2020, wearing face masks was obligatory and visiting public places such as restaurants was forbidden. Ski resorts and spas were closed and military parades, marathons, and other public events were cancelled.[224]

On 31 March 2020, the Asia Times reported that North Korea's measures against the pandemic seemed largely successful.[225] Edwin Salvador, WHO's representative in North Korea, reported that as of 2 April 709 people had been tested, with no confirmed cases, and 509 people were in quarantine.[226] On 23 April, US analyst website 38 North reported that North Korea's early and extensive response appeared to be successful in containing the virus.[227]

Some anonymous reports claimed that North Korea was ineffective in curbing the disease, and that an order was enacted to 'spot and shoot', so as to hide the cases being reported nationwide. Rumours also spread that first cases were reported when three soldiers were found infected, and that they were shot to death.[228]

On 8 May 2022, samples collected from a group of people experiencing fevers were tested positive for the Omicron variant.[229]

On 12 May 2022, North Korea confirmed its first official COVID-19 outbreak and imposed a nationwide lockdown.[230]

Oman

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Oman

On 24 February, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[231][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed][232] As of 22 July, there are a total of 69,887 confirmed cases, with 46,608 discharged and 337 deaths.[233]

Pakistan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan

Pakistan reported its first two cases of COVID-19 on 26 February 2020.[234][235] By early September 2020, Pakistan had the 10th-highest number of confirmed cases in Asia.[236]

Palestine

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine

The first seven cases were confirmed in the State of Palestine on 5 March.[237][238]

Philippines

This section is an excerpt from COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[edit]
 
Map of provinces (including Metro Manila) with confirmed cases (as of October 29, 2021)[a]
  ≥100000
  10000–99999
  5000–9999
  1000–4999
  500–999
  100–499
  50–99
  10–49
  1–9

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of November 22, 2023, there have been 4,120,411[128] reported cases, and 66,736[128] reported deaths, the fifth highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The first case in the Philippines was identified on January 30, 2020, and involved a 38-year-old Chinese woman who was confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Metro Manila.[b] On February 1, 2020, a posthumous test result from a 44-year-old Chinese man turned out positive for the virus, making the Philippines the first country outside China to record a confirmed death from the disease.[241][242][243]

After over a month without recording any cases, the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7, 2020.[244][245] Since then, the virus has spread to the country's 81 provinces.[246] National and local governments have been imposing community quarantines since March 15, 2020, as a measure to limit the spread of the virus.[247] These include the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that was implemented in March–May 2020.[c][248] On March 24, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, a law that granted him additional powers to handle the pandemic. This was repealed by a follow-up law, the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, which he signed on September 11.[249]

The Philippines had a slightly lower testing capacity than its neighbors in Southeast Asia during the first months of the pandemic in the country.[250][251] COVID-19 tests had to be taken in Australia, as the Philippines lacked testing kits.[252][253] By the end of January 2020, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila began its testing operations and became the country's first testing laboratory.[254] The DOH has since then accredited 279 laboratories that are capable of detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.[255] As of September 10, 2021, 277 of these have conducted 19,742,325 tests from more than 18,551,810 unique individuals.[256][257]

COVID-19 cases throughout the country started declining in February 2022,[258] and by May 2022, the health department noted that the country was at "minimal-risk case classification" with an average of only 159 cases per day recorded from May 3 to 9.[259] As of early June 2022, 69.4 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated, while 14.3 million individuals received their booster shots.[260] In August 2022, Filipino public schools reopened for in person learning for the first time in two years.[261] As of 23 February 2023, a total of 170,545,638 vaccine doses have been administered.[262]

On July 22, 2023, President Bongbong Marcos lifted COVID-19 pandemic as state of public health emergency.[263]

Qatar

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar

Qatar confirmed its first case on 29 February, in a person who had returned from Iran. The first death in Qatar was recorded in on 28 March 2020, a 57-year-old Bangladeshi national who was already suffering from chronic disease.

Russia

Main articles: COVID-19 pandemic in Russia and COVID-19 pandemic in North Asia

Russia implemented preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country by imposing quarantines, carrying raids on potential virus carriers and using facial recognition to impose quarantine measures.[264]

On 31 January, two cases were confirmed, one in Tyumen Oblast, another in Zabaykalsky Krai. Both were Chinese nationals, who have since recovered.[265][264] By 17 April, first case was confirmed in the Altai Republic, thus all 27 federal subjects of Asian Russia had confirmed cases.[citation needed]

Saudi Arabia

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

On 27 February, Saudi Arabia announced temporary suspension of entry for individuals wanting to perform Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca or to visit the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, as well as tourists. The rule was also extended to visitors traveling from countries where SARS-CoV-2 posed a risk.[266]

On 28 February, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia announced a temporary suspension of entry for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizens to Mecca and Medina. Citizens of the GCC who had been in Saudi Arabia for more than 14 continuous days and didn't show any symptoms of COVID-19 would be excluded from this rule.[266]

Saudi Arabia confirmed the first case on 2 March, a Saudi national returning from Iran via Bahrain.[267]

On Thursday, 19 March Saudi Arabia suspended the holding of daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayers inside and outside the walls of the two mosques in Mecca and Medina  to limit the spread of coronavirus.[268] As of Thursday, 334 confirmed cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia with eight cases been recovered.[269] No deaths have been reported.

On Friday, 20 March, Saudi Arabia announced it is going to suspend all domestic flights, buses, taxis and trains for 14 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]

At the virtual G20 meeting, chaired by King Salman on 25 March, collective pledges were made to inject $4.8 trillion into the global economy to counteract the social and financial impacts of the pandemic.[169]

On 26 March, authorities announced a total lockdown of Riyadh, Mecca and Medina, plus a nationwide curfew. 1,012 cases and four deaths are reported.[169]

Singapore

This section is an excerpt from COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[edit]


The first case in Singapore was confirmed on 23 January 2020. Early cases were primarily imported until local transmission began to develop in February and March. In late March and April, COVID-19 clusters were detected at multiple migrant worker dormitories, which soon contributed to an overwhelming proportion of new cases in the country.

To stem the tide of infections, strict circuit breaker lockdown measures were implemented from 7 April to 1 June 2020, after which restrictions have been gradually lifted as conditions permitted.[270] A mass vaccination campaign was launched, and has been successful in achieving a very high vaccination rate, with more than 96% of the eligible populace having completed their vaccination regimen as of June 2022.[271][272] Various measures have been taken to mass test the population for the virus and isolate infected people. Contact tracing measures SafeEntry and TraceTogether were implemented to identify and quarantine close contacts of positive cases.

The last record of COVID-19 cases was on 4 June 2023, which was at 2,481,404 confirmed cases, 2,456,295 recoveries and 1,727 deaths,[273] with a case fatality rate of 0.08%, one of the lowest in the world.[274] It introduced what was considered one of the world's largest and best-organised epidemic control programmes.[275][276]

South Korea

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
 
Epidemic curve of COVID-19 in South Korea

The first confirmed case in South Korea was announced 20 January 2020.[277] The number of confirmed cases increased on 19 February by 20, and on 20 February by 58, giving a total of 346 confirmed cases on 21 February 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea (KCDC), with the sudden jump mostly attributed to "Patient No. 31" who attended a gathering at a Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony church in Daegu.[278] As of 20 February 2020, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea was the third largest after China and the infections on the Diamond Princess.[citation needed] By 24 February, the number of confirmed cases in South Korea was the second largest;[279] as of 14 March 2020, the number was the fourth largest. A reason for the high number of confirmed cases is the high number of tests conducted. In South Korea more than 66,650 people were tested within a week of its first case of community transmission, and South Korea quickly became able to test 10,000 people a day.[280]

Sri Lanka

 
Confirmed cases per districts[281]
Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka

The first case in the country was confirmed on 27 January 2020. The country has 135,796 cases with 892 deaths as of 13 May 2021.[282][citation needed] As of 10 October 2020, Sri Lankan authorities have tracked down over 1,430,864 people who had contacted the identified patients and had ordered self quarantine for such people. Near tested 3 million PCR tested on 5 May 2021.[283]

Syria

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Syria

Due to Syria already coping with the rampant civil war, fearing that Syria will be the most affected country is raising concerns, following a number of cases found in neighboring Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, and collapsed healthcare system as the result of the civil war.[284] The Government of Iraqi Kurdistan, in a rare collaboration with its Syrian counterpart on 2 March, ordered complete closure of Syrian–Iraqi border to halt the spread.[285]

The first case in Syria was confirmed on 22 March.[286][287]

Taiwan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
 
Confirmed cases per million residents by subdivision

The pandemic has had a smaller impact in Taiwan than in most other industrialized countries, with a total of eleven deaths out of a population of 23 million as of 11 April 2021,[288] a rate of 0.042 deaths per 100,000 people.[289] The number of active cases peaked on 6 April 2020 at 307 cases.[290] Out of approximately 1,000 cases total, only 77 (along with one additional case of unknown origin) were infected within Taiwan due to strict border control and quarantine measures of incoming travelers and thorough contact tracing of all confirmed cases, allowing for minimal disruption of society, education, and industry. No lockdowns have been imposed in Taiwan.[291] All the other cases have been imported from abroad.[292]

Tajikistan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan

On 30 April 2020, the first 15 cases of COVID-19 were reported in Tajikistan.[293]

Thailand

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

On 13 January, Thailand had its first case, also the first outside China.[294][295][296]

On 1 March, the first confirmed death in Thailand was reported.[297]

As of 19 July, there were a total of 3,246 confirmed cases with 58 deaths and 3,096 recoveries.[298]

Turkey

This section is an excerpt from COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[edit]
 
7-day incidence rate per 100,000 residents by province, 12–18 June 2021
  <10
  10–30
  30–50
  50–70
  70–100
  ≥ 100

The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

The first case in Turkey was recorded on 11 March, when a local returned home[note 1] from a trip to Europe.[300] The first death due to COVID-19 in the country occurred on 15 March.[300] Turkey stood out from the rest of Europe by not ordering a legal lockdown[note 2][301] until April 2021, when the country enacted its first nationwide restrictions.[302] The government kept many businesses open, and allowed companies to set their own guidelines for workers.[301]

The Turkish health system[301] has the highest number of intensive care units[303] in the world at 46.5 beds per 100,000 people (compared to 9.6 in Greece, 11.6 in France, and 12.6 in Italy). As of 3 May 2021, Turkey's observed case-fatality rate stood at 0.84%, the 148th highest rate globally.[304][305] This low case-fatality rate has generated various explanations, including the relative rarity of nursing homes,[306] favorable demographics,[307] a long legacy of contact tracing,[308] the high number of intensive care units,[309] universal health care,[308] and a lockdown regime that led to a higher proportion of positive cases among working-age adults.[301] But according to an August 2020 academic study by The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, the government of Turkey has been underreporting COVID-19 statistics.[310]

On 30 September 2020, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca acknowledged that since 29 July, the reported number of cases was limited to symptomatic cases that required monitoring, which was met with rebuke by the Turkish Medical Association.[311] This practice ended on 25 November, when the ministry started to report asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases alongside symptomatic ones.[311]

United Arab Emirates

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

The first case in the United Arab Emirates was confirmed on 29 January 2020.[312][313] It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case.[314]

The first death due to COVID-19 was reported on 20 March 2020.[315]

Uzbekistan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan

On 15 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[316]

Vietnam

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam
 
Cities and provinces in Vietnam with confirmed COVID-19 cases

The first two confirmed cases in Vietnam were admitted to Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City on 23 January 2020: a 66-year-old Chinese man traveling from Wuhan to Hanoi to visit his son, and his son who believed to have contracted the virus from his father when they met in Nha Trang.[317]

On 21 March, Vietnam suspended entry for all foreigners from midnight of 22 March, and concentrated isolation for 14 days in all cases of entry for Vietnamese citizens.[318] From 1 April, Vietnam implemented nationwide isolation for 15 days.[319]

Yemen

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen

The pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Yemen when its first confirmed case in Hadhramaut was reported on 10 April.[320][non-primary source needed][non-primary source needed]

The country is seen to be extremely vulnerable to the outbreak, given the dire humanitarian situation due to the civil war, exacerbated by the famine, cholera outbreaks, and military blockade by Saudi Arabia and allies.[321][322]

Prevention in other countries and territories

Turkmenistan

Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in Turkmenistan

As of May 2020, there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkmenistan.[323] The government has censored use of the word "coronavirus" to control information about the virus, and experts suspect that it may be spreading in the country unreported.[324]

Turkmenistan is a notoriously opaque state, purposefully isolated by an authoritarian regime led by former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, who has also been described as totalitarian.[325][326][327] Independent media in the country is virtually nonexistent so reporting about the current situation is difficult due to the inability to access and confirm reliable information from the country.[328][329]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Breakdown of confirmed cases is according to the COVID-19 Tracker of the Department of Health (DOH). Take note that the map may not reflect all affected localities. The methodology on how COVID-19 patients are recorded in a particular locality in the tracker is unclear and may vary. Cases under validation including cases among repatriates may not reflect on the map.
    • Other independent cities' cases are grouped with their geographically and statistically associated provinces (e.g. Puerto Princesa with Palawan, Zamboanga City with non-contiguous Zamboanga del Sur).
    • Cotabato City's cases were still considered as cases under the Soccsksargen region despite being part of Bangsamoro since the city has not yet formally been turned over to the Bangsamoro regional government at the time records began. For the purpose of the map, its cases are considered part of Maguindanao.
  2. ^ The patient arrived in the Philippines from Wuhan, China via Hong Kong on January 21 and sought consultation on January 25 after experiencing a mild cough.[239][240]
  3. ^ The first imposition of the ECQ in Luzon encompassed the whole island group.
  1. ^ Data Protection Law number 6698[299] precludes the Turkish Ministry of Health from disclosing sensitive patient health information, interpreted broadly to include location during the pandemic.
  2. ^ Turkey's Article 11/C of the Law on Public Health authorizes only provinces to order quarantines, for a maximum period of 15 days. The national government is barred by the constitution from ordering lockdowns.[300]
Map Notes

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The COVID 19 pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan Hubei China and has spread widely through the continent As of 22 November 2023 3 at least one case of COVID 19 had been reported in every country in Asia except Turkmenistan COVID 19 pandemic in AsiaConfirmed COVID 19 deaths per million residents as of 10 December 2020 800 600 799 300 599 200 299 100 199 lt 100Cumulative confirmed cases of COVID 19 per 100 000 people as of 10 December 2020 3 000 2 500 2 999 2 000 2 499 1 500 1 999 1 000 1 500 lt 1 000DiseaseCOVID 19Virus strainSARS CoV 2LocationAsiaFirst outbreakWuhan Hubei China 1 Index case1 December 2019 3 years 11 months and 3 weeks ago Confirmed cases17 725 946 2 Active cases1 770 067 2 Recovered15 651 219 2 Deaths304 660 2 Territories49 2 The Asian countries with the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases are India South Korea Turkey Vietnam and Iran 4 Despite being the first area of the world hit by the outbreak the early wide scale response of some Asian states particularly Bhutan 5 Singapore 6 Taiwan 7 and Vietnam 8 has allowed them to fare comparatively well China was criticised for initially minimising the severity of the outbreak but its wide scale response has largely contained the disease since March 2020 9 10 11 12 As of July 2021 the highest numbers of deaths are recorded in India Indonesia Iran and Turkey each with more than 90 000 deaths and more than 900 000 deaths combined However the death toll in Iran and Indonesia are claimed to be much higher than the official figures 13 14 Per capita the highest deaths have been disproportionally in several Western Asian states with Georgia having the highest figure closely followed by Armenia and Iran in third whereas China had the lowest 15 Contents 1 Statistics by country and territory 2 Timeline by country and territory 2 1 Afghanistan 2 2 Armenia 2 3 Azerbaijan 2 4 Bahrain 2 5 Bangladesh 2 6 Bhutan 2 7 Brunei 2 8 Cambodia 2 9 China 2 10 Christmas Island 2 11 Cyprus 2 12 East Timor 2 13 Georgia 2 14 Hong Kong 2 15 India 2 16 Indonesia 2 17 Iran 2 18 Iraq 2 19 Israel 2 20 Japan 2 21 Jordan 2 22 Kazakhstan 2 23 Kuwait 2 24 Kyrgyzstan 2 25 Laos 2 26 Lebanon 2 27 Macau 2 28 Malaysia 2 29 Maldives 2 30 Mongolia 2 31 Myanmar 2 32 Nepal 2 33 North Korea 2 34 Oman 2 35 Pakistan 2 36 Palestine 2 37 Philippines 2 38 Qatar 2 39 Russia 2 40 Saudi Arabia 2 41 Singapore 2 42 South Korea 2 43 Sri Lanka 2 44 Syria 2 45 Taiwan 2 46 Tajikistan 2 47 Thailand 2 48 Turkey 2 49 United Arab Emirates 2 50 Uzbekistan 2 51 Vietnam 2 52 Yemen 3 Prevention in other countries and territories 3 1 Turkmenistan 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksStatistics by country and territorySummary table of confirmed cases in Asia as of 4 November 2023 16 17 Country Territory Cases Active cases Deaths Recoveries Ref nbsp China 99 319 332 N A 121 781 N A 18 19 20 nbsp India 44 997 642 479 532 025 44 465 138 18 19 21 nbsp South Korea 34 571 873 N A 35 934 N A 18 22 23 nbsp Japan 33 803 572 N A 74 694 N A 18 24 25 nbsp Russia 22 900 755 178 807 398 736 22 323 212 18 26 27 nbsp Turkey 16 829 941 57 717 100 979 16 677 245 18 28 19 nbsp Vietnam 11 594 619 918 567 43 201 10 632 851 18 29 nbsp Taiwan 10 152 881 N A 18 425 N A 18 30 nbsp Iran 7 539 698 79 055 144 199 7 316 444 31 32 19 nbsp Indonesia 6 812 127 8 245 161 879 6 642 003 18 33 19 nbsp Malaysia 5 132 831 11 584 37 186 5 084 061 18 34 19 nbsp Thailand 4 730 490 3 907 33 947 4 692 636 18 35 19 nbsp Israel 4 642 530 8 635 11 656 4 622 239 18 36 19 nbsp Philippines 3 908 295 25 262 62 342 3 820 691 37 19 nbsp Hong Kong 2 862 312 271 006 13 203 1 371 169 18 38 19 nbsp Iraq 2 458 509 1 504 25 348 2 431 657 18 19 nbsp Bangladesh 2 038 488 3 206 29 446 2 005 836 18 39 19 nbsp Singapore 1 859 937 77 752 1 602 1 782 583 18 40 19 nbsp Jordan 1 738 867 2 903 14 114 1 721 850 18 41 19 nbsp Georgia 1 735 682 81 500 16 889 1 637 293 18 42 19 nbsp Pakistan 1 580 631 1 689 30 656 1 548 286 18 43 19 nbsp Kazakhstan 1 407 823 1 566 13 843 1 392 414 18 44 19 nbsp Lebanon 1 212 668 114 435 10 646 1 087 587 18 45 19 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 067 030 10 156 2 349 1 054 525 18 46 19 nbsp Nepal 1 003 361 9 12 031 991 321 18 47 19 nbsp Mongolia 980 442 4 328 2 179 973 935 18 19 nbsp Saudi Arabia 827 861 2 843 9 570 815 448 18 48 19 nbsp Azerbaijan 831 659 91 10 268 821 300 18 49 19 nbsp Bahrain 673 996 1 722 1 518 670 756 18 50 19 nbsp Sri Lanka 670 444 290 16 728 653 426 18 51 19 nbsp Kuwait 657 745 312 2 563 654 870 18 52 19 nbsp Myanmar 634 258 110 19 490 614 658 18 53 19 nbsp Palestine 620 371 8 267 5 402 606 702 18 19 nbsp Cyprus 579 899 5 161 1 173 573 565 18 54 19 nbsp Qatar 436 820 5 047 682 431 091 18 55 19 nbsp Armenia 436 727 4 706 8 662 423 359 18 56 19 nbsp Oman 397 846 8 917 4 260 384 669 18 57 19 nbsp Uzbekistan 243 893 770 1 637 241 876 18 58 19 nbsp Brunei 223 059 3 273 225 219 561 18 19 nbsp Laos 212 083 N A 883 N A 18 59 19 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 205 835 6 438 2 991 196 406 18 19 nbsp Afghanistan 196 182 14 458 7 789 174 935 18 60 19 nbsp Maldives 184 924 20 929 308 163 687 18 61 19 nbsp Cambodia 137 719 73 3 056 134 590 18 62 19 nbsp Bhutan 59 614 29 21 59 564 18 63 19 nbsp Syria 57 166 135 3 163 53 868 18 19 nbsp East Timor 23 217 44 138 23 035 18 64 19 nbsp Tajikistan 17 388 0 124 17 264 18 65 19 nbsp Yemen 11 932 658 2 155 9 119 18 19 nbsp Macau 3 587 19 121 3 447 18 66 19 nbsp Christmas Island 521 N A 0 511 67 nbsp Cocos Keeling Islands 249 N A 0 248 67 Total 201 938 760 5 751 120 1 858 735 194 125 378Timeline by country and territoryAfghanistan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Afghanistan On 23 February 2020 at least three citizens of Herat who had recently returned from Qom were suspected of COVID 19 infection Blood samples were sent to Kabul for further testing 68 Afghanistan later closed its border with Iran 69 On 24 February Afghanistan confirmed the first COVID 19 case involving one of the three people from Herat a 35 year old man who tested positive for SARS CoV 2 70 On 7 March three new cases were confirmed in Herat Province 71 On 10 March the first case reported outside of Herat province was in Samangan Province bringing to the total to five cases 72 Armenia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Armenia Armenia confirmed the first case of coronavirus during the late night of 29 February early morning of 1 March announcing a 29 year old Armenian citizen had returned from Iran and was confirmed positive for the virus His wife was tested and results came in negative Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared that he is now in good condition About 30 people who came in contact with him are being tested and will be quarantined Armenia had earlier closed its border with Iran As of 15 March there are 23 confirmed cases with over 300 being in quarantine 73 On 23 March it confirmed 23 cases 74 Azerbaijan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Azerbaijan On 28 February Azerbaijan confirmed the first case from a Russian national who was travelling from Iran 75 On 12 March a woman died from multiorgan failure who had been diagnosed with COVID 19 a day earlier This marked the first death of coronavirus in Azerbaijan 76 On 22 March the first domestic human to human transmission was confirmed 77 On 31 March Azerbaijan declared nationwide quarantine People are required to stay in private houses and apartments permanent or temporary places of residence until 20 April 78 Bahrain Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Bahrain The first case in the country was confirmed on 21 February The index case was a school bus driver who had travelled to Iran 79 Bahrain has recorded a total of 2 009 COVID 19 cases including 7 deaths and 1 026 recoveries The Bahraini government has unveiled a stimulus packages of 4 3 billion Bahraini Dinars that include exempting consumers from bills of electricity and water for three months citation needed Bangladesh Main article COVID 19 pandemic in BangladeshThe first three COVID 19 cases of the country were found on 7 March 2020 that was officially confirmed on 8 March 2020 80 by Professor Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora Former Director Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research IEDCR then Two of those affected returned to Bangladesh from Italy and one was a family member of one of those two 81 On 18 March the first known coronavirus death in the country was reported 82 On 22 March Bangladesh declared a 10 day shut down effective from 26 March to 4 April to fight the spread of coronavirus 83 Bangladesh on Wednesday reported the fifth death from the coronavirus though no new case of the infection came out in the last 24 hours as the country suspended all domestic flights trains and public transport to fight the pandemic citation needed The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research IEDCR has confirmed that one more person has died of coronavirus COVID 19 infection in Bangladesh taking the number of deaths from the disease in the country to five the Dhaka Tribune reported citation needed Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed another death taking the death toll in the country to six while number of positive cases rose to 54 The nationwide lockdown has been extended till 9 April to curb the spread however Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that offices and industries could resume work Health minister Zahid Malik said another 300 ventilators are being imported There are about 700 ventilators across private hospitals citation needed Bhutan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Bhutan On 6 March the first case in the country was confirmed a 76 year old US male who travelled to the country 84 Brunei Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Brunei On 9 March the Ministry of Health confirmed that a preliminary coronavirus test had returned positive for a 53 year old male who had returned from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 3 March 85 The patient was moved to the National Isolation Centre in Tutong for treatment 85 Cambodia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Cambodia nbsp Cambodia confirmed cases nbsp The hand sanitizer shelf at a pharmacy in Kep Cambodia was emptied the day after the first COVID 19 case was confirmed in the country On 27 January Cambodia confirmed the first COVID 19 case in Sihanoukville a 60 year old Chinese man travelling to the coastal city from Wuhan with his family on 23 January 86 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 87 88 89 By 10 February after two weeks of being treated and kept under observation he had fully recovered Health Ministry stated on account of testing negative for the third time by Pasteur Institute of Cambodia The family were finally discharged and flew back to their home country on the next day as of the 80 Chinese nationals who arrived in Sihanoukville on the same flight as the patient most had since returned to China although the city of Wuhan remained under quarantine at that time 90 91 China Main articles COVID 19 pandemic in China and COVID 19 pandemic in mainland China nbsp COVID 19 cases in mainland China as of 13 April 2020 broken down by provinces 92 The COVID 19 pandemic first originated in Wuhan Hubei in which it manifested itself as cluster of mysterious suspected pneumonia cases 93 Sophisticated modelling of the outbreak suggests that the number of cases in mainland China would have been many times higher without interventions such as early detection and isolation of the infected 94 Following the initial outbreak China opted for containment inflicting strict lockdowns to eliminate spread 9 95 The vaccines distributed in China included the BIBP WIBP and CoronaVac 96 It was reported on 11 December 2021 that China had vaccinated 1 162 billion of its citizens or 82 5 of the total population of the country against COVID 19 97 China s large scale adoption of zero COVID had largely contained the first waves of infections of the disease 9 98 99 When the waves of infections due to the Omicron variant followed China was almost alone in pursuing the strategy of zero Covid to combat the spread of the virus in 2022 100 Lockdown continued to be employed in November to combat a new wave of cases 101 102 however protests erupted in cities across China over the country s stringent measures 103 104 and in December that year the country relaxed its zero COVID policy 105 On 20 December 2022 the Chinese State Council narrowed its definition of what would be counted as a COVID 19 death to include solely respiratory failure which led to skepticism by health experts of the government s total death count 106 107 at a time when hospitals reported being overwhelmed with cases following the abrupt discontinuation of zero COVID 108 On 29 December 2022 the U S joined Italy Japan Taiwan and India in requiring negative COVID 19 test results from all people traveling from China due to the new surge in cases The European Union initially refused similar measures stating that the BF7 omicron variant had already spread throughout Europe without becoming dominant but changed its stance following an emergency meeting of EU diplomats on 4 January 2023 109 110 111 Christmas Island On 8 March the Australian external territory of Christmas Island reported its first case of COVID 19 112 Cyprus Main articles COVID 19 pandemic in Cyprus Northern Cyprus and Akrotiri and Dhekelia On 9 March Cyprus confirmed its first 2 cases one in Nicosia and one in Limassol 113 non primary source needed non primary source needed 114 East Timor Main article COVID 19 pandemic in East Timor On 20 March East Timor confirmed its first COVID 19 case 115 Georgia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Georgia country nbsp The outbreak in Georgia as of 15 April Red dots represent medical centers currently treating patients Strict quarantine regime Confirmed cases reportedAll flights from China and Wuhan to Tbilisi International Airport were cancelled until 27 January needs update The Health Ministry announced that all arriving passengers from China would be screened Georgia also temporarily shut down all flights to Iran 116 On 26 February Georgia confirmed its first COVID 19 case A 50 year old man who returned to Georgia from Iran was admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tbilisi He came back to the Georgian border via Azerbaijan by taxi 117 118 119 120 On 28 February Georgia confirmed that a 31 year old Georgia woman who had travelled to Italy tested positive and was admitted to Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tbilisi 120 29 more are being kept in isolation in a Tbilisi hospital with Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stating there was a high probability that some of them have the virus 121 On 5 March five people have tested positive for the new coronavirus COVID 19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to nine Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze made the announcement at the recent news briefing following today He said all of the five people belong to the same cluster who travelled together to Italy and returned to Georgia on Sunday 122 On 7 March three people have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected individuals in the country to twelve Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said at a news briefing the following day that there is still no reason to panic One of the infected individuals is Gamkrelidze s son Nikoloz Gamkrelidze wrote on his Facebook page that he contracted the illness from a coworker who has been tested positive for COVID 19 on Wednesday Georgia has suspended direct flights with Italy to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently 123 Hong Kong Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Hong Kong As of 1 March Hong Kong s Centre for Health Protection had identified 100 cases Including 2 Suspected Recovered Cases in Hong Kong with 36 patients since recovered and 2 died 124 125 126 By 2 April the number of confirmed or probable cases in Hong Kong has risen to 767 after an influx of returning overseas students 467 or 60 89 of cases were imported cases 127 India nbsp India COVID 19 cumulative cases mapThis section is an excerpt from COVID 19 pandemic in India edit The COVID 19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 As of 22 November 2023 according to Indian government figures India has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the world after the United States of America with 45 001 456 128 reported cases of COVID 19 infection and the third highest number of COVID 19 deaths after the United States and Brazil at 533 295 128 deaths 129 130 In October 2021 the World Health Organization estimated 4 7 million excess deaths both directly and indirectly related to COVID 19 to have taken place in India 131 132 The first cases of COVID 19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan the epicenter of the pandemic 133 134 135 Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March and in the rest of the country on 25 March Infection rates started to drop in September 136 Daily cases peaked mid September with over 90 000 cases reported per day dropping to below 15 000 in January 2021 137 A second wave beginning in March 2021 was much more devastating than the first with shortages of vaccines hospital beds oxygen cylinders and other medical supplies in parts of the country 137 By late April India led the world in new and active cases On 30 April 2021 it became the first country to report over 400 000 new cases in a 24 hour period 138 129 Experts stated that the virus may reach an endemic stage in India rather than completely disappear 139 in late August 2021 Soumya Swaminathan said India may be in some stage of endemicity where the country learns to live with the virus 140 India began its vaccination programme on 16 January 2021 with AstraZeneca vaccine Covishield and the indigenous Covaxin 141 142 Later Sputnik V and the Moderna vaccine was approved for emergency use too 143 On 30 January 2022 India announced that it administered about 1 7 billion doses of vaccines and more than 720 million people were fully vaccinated 144 Indonesia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Indonesia nbsp COVID 19 was confirmed to have spread to Indonesia on 2 March 2020 after a dance instructor and her mother tested positive for the virus Both were infected from a Japanese national 145 146 By 9 April 2020 the pandemic had spread to all 34 provinces in the country at that time Jakarta West Java and Central Java are the worst hit provinces together accounting more than half of the national total cases On 13 July 2020 the recoveries exceeded active cases for the first time 147 As of 3 July 2023 Indonesia has reported 6 812 127 cases the second highest in Southeast Asia behind Vietnam With 161 879 deaths Indonesia ranks second in Asia and ninth in the world 148 Review of data however indicated that the number of deaths may be much higher than what has been reported as those who died with acute COVID 19 symptoms but had not been confirmed or tested were not counted in the official death figure 149 Indonesia has tested 76 062 770 people against its 270 million population so far or around 281 501 people per million 150 The World Health Organization has urged the nation to perform more tests especially on suspected patients 151 Instead of implementing a nationwide lockdown the government applied Large Scale Social Restrictions Indonesian Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar abbreviated as PSBB which was later modified into the Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement Indonesian Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat abbreviated as PPKM 152 On 30 December 2022 the restrictions were lifted for all regions in Indonesia since satisfied population immunity exceeded the expectation although it did not lift the pandemic status 153 154 155 On 13 January 2021 President Joko Widodo was vaccinated at the presidential palace officially kicking off Indonesia s vaccination program 156 As of 5 February 2023 at 18 00 WIB UTC 7 204 266 655 people had received the first dose of the vaccine and 175 131 893 people had been fully vaccinated 69 597 474 of them had been inoculated with the booster or the third dose 157 Iran Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Iran Iran reported its first confirmed cases of SARS CoV 2 infections on 19 February 2020 in Qom 158 Later that day the Ministry of Health and Medical Education stated that both had died 159 By 21 February a total of 18 people had been confirmed to have SARS CoV 2 infections 160 and four COVID 19 deaths had occurred 159 161 On 24 February according to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education twelve COVID 19 deaths had occurred in Iran out of a total of 64 SARS CoV 2 confirmed infections 162 163 On 25 February Iran s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi tested positive for COVID 19 having shown some signs of infection during the press conference 164 On 3 March the official number of deaths in Iran rose to 77 the second highest deaths recorded outside China after Italy which has surpassed Iran although the number of deaths is believed to be higher up to 1 200 deaths due to Iranian Government s censorship and its eventual mishandling of virus outbreak 165 166 167 168 Iran currently has the most cases in Western Asia as well as the fourth most cases worldwide with China South Korea and Italy surpassing Iran citation needed Iran s death toll goes to 2 234 on 26 March as 29 000 cases are reported Public gatherings are banned as is transportation between cities public parks are closed 169 Iraq Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Iraq The first case in the country was confirmed on 22 February Israel Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Israel On 21 February Israel confirmed the first case of COVID 19 170 On 20 March the first confirmed death in Israel was reported 171 As of 9 August there are a total of 82 324 confirmed cases with 57 071 recovered and 593 deaths 172 Japan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Japan See also COVID 19 pandemic on cruise ships 16 January 2020 the first case was confirmed in a 30 year old Chinese national who had previously travelled to Wuhan developed a fever on 3 January and returned to Japan on 6 January 173 He was a resident of the Kanagawa prefecture 174 The first mass infection was confirmed on a cruise ship returning to Japan with 713 cases and 13 deaths The cruise ship left Yokohama on 20 January 2020 and called at Kagoshima Hong Kong Vietnam Taiwan and Okinawa before returning to Yokohama on 3 February 175 Since then there have been 6 peaks of infection and death in Japan by February 2022 with the fifth being caused by the Delta variant and the sixth by the Omicron variant As of February 2022 the total number of infected persons was about 4 16 million and the total number of deaths was about 21 000 176 The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was postponed from July 2020 to July 2021 due to COVID 19 Around the same time as the Olympics began the delta variant began to spread in Japan marking the fifth peak in COVID 19 infections since the Games ended 177 Jordan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Jordan On 2 March the first case in the country was confirmed 178 179 non primary source needed non primary source needed Jordan has 212 confirmed infections on 26 March Anyone who disobeys nightly curfew will be fined up to 500 dinars around 700 The government placed Irbid under quarantine after it recorded 26 cases in the area 169 Kazakhstan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Kazakhstan On 13 March the first two cases in the country were confirmed citation needed As of 10 June there are 13 319 confirmed cases with 62 deaths 180 Kuwait Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Kuwait The first case in the country was confirmed on 24 February The Kuwaiti prime minister stressed that the State of Kuwait greatly values the contribution of the large Indian community there and would continue to ensure their safety and welfare in the present situation a statement issued by the Prime Minister s Office said 181 Modi expressed his thanks and appreciation for the reassurance 182 183 184 Both leaders discussed the domestic and international aspects of the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic the statement said Kyrgyzstan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan On 18 March the first three cases in the country were confirmed 185 Kyrgyzstan had confirmed its first three coronavirus cases Healthcare Minister Kosmosbek Cholponbayev said on Wednesday citation needed Three Kyrgyz nationals tested positive after arriving from Saudi Arabia citation needed Laos Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Laos As of 23 April there are 19 confirmed cases in Laos 186 187 Lebanon Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Lebanon On 21 February 2020 Lebanon confirmed the first case of COVID 19 a 45 year old woman travelling from Qom Iran tested positive for SARS CoV 2 and was transferred to a hospital in Beirut 188 Lebanon had 386 cases and nine deaths through 25 March when it instituted a lockdown through 12 April Essential services such as drugstores and supermarkets must close at nightfall 169 The number of COVID 19 infections remained unchanged at 333 NNA said citation needed Meanwhile the cabinet decided to extend the curfew to 13 April citing the increasing number of coronavirus infections citation needed Macau Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Macau The first case in Macau was confirmed on 22 January 189 As of 9 August Macau has confirmed 46 cases with all cases discharged 190 Malaysia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Malaysia 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 191 Despite early reports of them testing negative for the virus 192 three of them were confirmed to be infected on 25 January 193 194 On 16 February the 15th infected patient involving a Chinese female national had fully recovered becoming the 8th patient cured from the virus in Malaysia 195 The following day the first infected Malaysian also reportedly recovered becoming the 9th cured 196 In March 2020 several Southeast Asian countries experienced a significant rise in cases following an event held by Tablighi Jamaat at Jamek Mosque in Sri Petaling Kuala Lumpur where many people are believed to have been infected 197 By 17 March almost two thirds of the 673 cases confirmed in Malaysia were related to the event More than 620 people including those from other countries who attended the event have tested positive making it the largest known centre of transmission in South East Asia 197 198 In response to the rapid spread of cases the Government introduced Movement Control Order lockdown restrictions on 18 March 2020 which helped to lower the infection and death rates 199 The number of active cases peaked in April and slowly declined leading to a relaxation of Movement Control Order lockdown restrictions over the next several months 200 Since mid September an outbreak of cases in Sabah Selangor Negeri Sembilan Johor Penang and Kedah led to a resurgence of COVID 19 cases throughout the country 201 202 By 18 November 2020 the total number of cases in Malaysia had exceeded the 50 000 mark 203 A Sin Chew Daily editorial has attributed the rapid surge of cases to the failure of the public businesses and their employees including migrant workers to practise health and social distancing procedures during the relaxation of Movement Control Order restrictions throughout 2020 199 By 24 December 2020 the total number of cases in Malaysia had exceeded the 100 000 mark 204 By 6 January 2021 the number of recovered had exceeded 100 000 On the same day the Director General reported there were 252 active clusters in Malaysia 205 In late February 2021 the Malaysian government launched a twelve month immunization program with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin being the first individual to receive the COVID 19 vaccine 206 By 22 May the total number of cases had reached the 500 000 mark reaching 505 115 207 By 2 June 2021 the total number of recoveries had exceeded the 500 000 mark reaching 501 898 208 By 4 July eight percent of the Malaysian population roughly 2 618 316 people had completed two doses of COVID 19 vaccination 209 On 26 July the total number of cases exceeded the one million mark reaching 1 013 438 210 By 5 August the death toll had reached the 10 000 mark reaching 10 019 211 By 7 August the total number of recoveries had reached the 1 million mark reaching 1 009 343 212 Maldives Main article COVID 19 pandemic in the Maldives On 7 March the first two cases in the country were confirmed 213 By 21 July there are 3 252 confirmed cases in Maldives 214 Mongolia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Mongolia On 10 March the first case have been confirmed a 57 year old French citizen came from Moscow Ulaanbaatar flight on 2 March and symptoms were shown on 7 March 215 Myanmar Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Myanmar On 23 March Myanmar confirmed its first and second COVID 19 cases 216 Myanmar reported its first coronavirus death on 31 March a 69 year old man who also had cancer and died in a hospital in the commercial capital of Yangon a government spokeswoman said citation needed He had sought medical treatment in Australia and stopped in Singapore on his way home according to the health ministry citation needed After the coup d etat on 1 February 2021 testing collapsed and the medical response to COVID 19 in the country became severely hampered 217 Nepal Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Nepal A Nepali student who had returned to Kathmandu from Wuhan became the first case of the country and South Asia on 23 January 2020 218 219 The first case of local transmission inside the country was confirmed on 4 April while the first COVID 19 death came on 14 May 220 The country observed an almost four month long nationwide lockdown between 24 March and 21 July 221 As of 26 July 2022 the country has a total of 984 475 cases 968 802 recoveries and 11 959 deaths 222 North Korea Main article COVID 19 pandemic in North Korea North Korea was one of the first countries to close borders due to COVID 19 223 In February 2020 wearing face masks was obligatory and visiting public places such as restaurants was forbidden Ski resorts and spas were closed and military parades marathons and other public events were cancelled 224 On 31 March 2020 the Asia Times reported that North Korea s measures against the pandemic seemed largely successful 225 Edwin Salvador WHO s representative in North Korea reported that as of 2 April 709 people had been tested with no confirmed cases and 509 people were in quarantine 226 On 23 April US analyst website 38 North reported that North Korea s early and extensive response appeared to be successful in containing the virus 227 Some anonymous reports claimed that North Korea was ineffective in curbing the disease and that an order was enacted to spot and shoot so as to hide the cases being reported nationwide Rumours also spread that first cases were reported when three soldiers were found infected and that they were shot to death 228 On 8 May 2022 samples collected from a group of people experiencing fevers were tested positive for the Omicron variant 229 On 12 May 2022 North Korea confirmed its first official COVID 19 outbreak and imposed a nationwide lockdown 230 Oman Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Oman On 24 February the first two cases in the country were confirmed 231 non primary source needed non primary source needed 232 As of 22 July there are a total of 69 887 confirmed cases with 46 608 discharged and 337 deaths 233 Pakistan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Pakistan Pakistan reported its first two cases of COVID 19 on 26 February 2020 234 235 By early September 2020 Pakistan had the 10th highest number of confirmed cases in Asia 236 Palestine Main article COVID 19 pandemic in the State of Palestine The first seven cases were confirmed in the State of Palestine on 5 March 237 238 Philippines This section is an excerpt from COVID 19 pandemic in the Philippines edit nbsp Map of provinces including Metro Manila with confirmed cases as of October 29 2021 a 100000 10000 99999 5000 9999 1000 4999 500 999 100 499 50 99 10 49 1 9The COVID 19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 As of November 22 2023 there have been 4 120 411 128 reported cases and 66 736 128 reported deaths the fifth highest in Southeast Asia behind Vietnam Indonesia Malaysia and Thailand The first case in the Philippines was identified on January 30 2020 and involved a 38 year old Chinese woman who was confined at San Lazaro Hospital in Metro Manila b On February 1 2020 a posthumous test result from a 44 year old Chinese man turned out positive for the virus making the Philippines the first country outside China to record a confirmed death from the disease 241 242 243 After over a month without recording any cases the Philippines confirmed its first local transmission on March 7 2020 244 245 Since then the virus has spread to the country s 81 provinces 246 National and local governments have been imposing community quarantines since March 15 2020 as a measure to limit the spread of the virus 247 These include the Luzon wide enhanced community quarantine ECQ that was implemented in March May 2020 c 248 On March 24 President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act a law that granted him additional powers to handle the pandemic This was repealed by a follow up law the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which he signed on September 11 249 The Philippines had a slightly lower testing capacity than its neighbors in Southeast Asia during the first months of the pandemic in the country 250 251 COVID 19 tests had to be taken in Australia as the Philippines lacked testing kits 252 253 By the end of January 2020 the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine RITM in Muntinlupa Metro Manila began its testing operations and became the country s first testing laboratory 254 The DOH has since then accredited 279 laboratories that are capable of detecting the SARS CoV 2 virus 255 As of September 10 2021 277 of these have conducted 19 742 325 tests from more than 18 551 810 unique individuals 256 257 COVID 19 cases throughout the country started declining in February 2022 258 and by May 2022 the health department noted that the country was at minimal risk case classification with an average of only 159 cases per day recorded from May 3 to 9 259 As of early June 2022 69 4 million Filipinos have been fully vaccinated while 14 3 million individuals received their booster shots 260 In August 2022 Filipino public schools reopened for in person learning for the first time in two years 261 As of 23 February 2023 a total of 170 545 638 vaccine doses have been administered 262 On July 22 2023 President Bongbong Marcos lifted COVID 19 pandemic as state of public health emergency 263 Qatar Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Qatar Qatar confirmed its first case on 29 February in a person who had returned from Iran The first death in Qatar was recorded in on 28 March 2020 a 57 year old Bangladeshi national who was already suffering from chronic disease Russia Main articles COVID 19 pandemic in Russia and COVID 19 pandemic in North Asia Russia implemented preventive measures to curb the spread of COVID 19 in the country by imposing quarantines carrying raids on potential virus carriers and using facial recognition to impose quarantine measures 264 On 31 January two cases were confirmed one in Tyumen Oblast another in Zabaykalsky Krai Both were Chinese nationals who have since recovered 265 264 By 17 April first case was confirmed in the Altai Republic thus all 27 federal subjects of Asian Russia had confirmed cases citation needed Saudi Arabia Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia On 27 February Saudi Arabia announced temporary suspension of entry for individuals wanting to perform Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca or to visit the Prophet s Mosque in Medina as well as tourists The rule was also extended to visitors traveling from countries where SARS CoV 2 posed a risk 266 On 28 February the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia announced a temporary suspension of entry for Gulf Cooperation Council GCC citizens to Mecca and Medina Citizens of the GCC who had been in Saudi Arabia for more than 14 continuous days and didn t show any symptoms of COVID 19 would be excluded from this rule 266 Saudi Arabia confirmed the first case on 2 March a Saudi national returning from Iran via Bahrain 267 On Thursday 19 March Saudi Arabia suspended the holding of daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayers inside and outside the walls of the two mosques in Mecca and Medina to limit the spread of coronavirus 268 As of Thursday 334 confirmed cases have been reported in Saudi Arabia with eight cases been recovered 269 No deaths have been reported On Friday 20 March Saudi Arabia announced it is going to suspend all domestic flights buses taxis and trains for 14 days amid the COVID 19 pandemic citation needed At the virtual G20 meeting chaired by King Salman on 25 March collective pledges were made to inject 4 8 trillion into the global economy to counteract the social and financial impacts of the pandemic 169 On 26 March authorities announced a total lockdown of Riyadh Mecca and Medina plus a nationwide curfew 1 012 cases and four deaths are reported 169 Singapore This section is an excerpt from COVID 19 pandemic in Singapore edit The first case in Singapore was confirmed on 23 January 2020 Early cases were primarily imported until local transmission began to develop in February and March In late March and April COVID 19 clusters were detected at multiple migrant worker dormitories which soon contributed to an overwhelming proportion of new cases in the country To stem the tide of infections strict circuit breaker lockdown measures were implemented from 7 April to 1 June 2020 after which restrictions have been gradually lifted as conditions permitted 270 A mass vaccination campaign was launched and has been successful in achieving a very high vaccination rate with more than 96 of the eligible populace having completed their vaccination regimen as of June 2022 271 272 Various measures have been taken to mass test the population for the virus and isolate infected people Contact tracing measures SafeEntry and TraceTogether were implemented to identify and quarantine close contacts of positive cases The last record of COVID 19 cases was on 4 June 2023 which was at 2 481 404 confirmed cases 2 456 295 recoveries and 1 727 deaths 273 with a case fatality rate of 0 08 one of the lowest in the world 274 It introduced what was considered one of the world s largest and best organised epidemic control programmes 275 276 South Korea Main article COVID 19 pandemic in South Korea nbsp Epidemic curve of COVID 19 in South KoreaThe first confirmed case in South Korea was announced 20 January 2020 277 The number of confirmed cases increased on 19 February by 20 and on 20 February by 58 giving a total of 346 confirmed cases on 21 February 2020 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Korea KCDC with the sudden jump mostly attributed to Patient No 31 who attended a gathering at a Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony church in Daegu 278 As of 20 February 2020 update the number of confirmed cases in South Korea was the third largest after China and the infections on the Diamond Princess citation needed By 24 February the number of confirmed cases in South Korea was the second largest 279 as of 14 March 2020 update the number was the fourth largest A reason for the high number of confirmed cases is the high number of tests conducted In South Korea more than 66 650 people were tested within a week of its first case of community transmission and South Korea quickly became able to test 10 000 people a day 280 Sri Lanka nbsp Confirmed cases per districts 281 Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Sri Lanka The first case in the country was confirmed on 27 January 2020 The country has 135 796 cases with 892 deaths as of 13 May 2021 282 citation needed As of 10 October 2020 Sri Lankan authorities have tracked down over 1 430 864 people who had contacted the identified patients and had ordered self quarantine for such people Near tested 3 million PCR tested on 5 May 2021 283 Syria Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Syria Due to Syria already coping with the rampant civil war fearing that Syria will be the most affected country is raising concerns following a number of cases found in neighboring Iraq Lebanon and Jordan and collapsed healthcare system as the result of the civil war 284 The Government of Iraqi Kurdistan in a rare collaboration with its Syrian counterpart on 2 March ordered complete closure of Syrian Iraqi border to halt the spread 285 The first case in Syria was confirmed on 22 March 286 287 Taiwan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Taiwan nbsp Confirmed cases per million residents by subdivisionThe pandemic has had a smaller impact in Taiwan than in most other industrialized countries with a total of eleven deaths out of a population of 23 million as of 11 April 2021 288 a rate of 0 042 deaths per 100 000 people 289 The number of active cases peaked on 6 April 2020 at 307 cases 290 Out of approximately 1 000 cases total only 77 along with one additional case of unknown origin were infected within Taiwan due to strict border control and quarantine measures of incoming travelers and thorough contact tracing of all confirmed cases allowing for minimal disruption of society education and industry No lockdowns have been imposed in Taiwan 291 All the other cases have been imported from abroad 292 Tajikistan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Tajikistan On 30 April 2020 the first 15 cases of COVID 19 were reported in Tajikistan 293 Thailand Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Thailand On 13 January Thailand had its first case also the first outside China 294 295 296 On 1 March the first confirmed death in Thailand was reported 297 As of 19 July there were a total of 3 246 confirmed cases with 58 deaths and 3 096 recoveries 298 Turkey This section is an excerpt from COVID 19 pandemic in Turkey edit nbsp 7 day incidence rate per 100 000 residents by province 12 18 June 2021 lt 10 10 30 30 50 50 70 70 100 100The COVID 19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 The first case in Turkey was recorded on 11 March when a local returned home note 1 from a trip to Europe 300 The first death due to COVID 19 in the country occurred on 15 March 300 Turkey stood out from the rest of Europe by not ordering a legal lockdown note 2 301 until April 2021 when the country enacted its first nationwide restrictions 302 The government kept many businesses open and allowed companies to set their own guidelines for workers 301 The Turkish health system 301 has the highest number of intensive care units 303 in the world at 46 5 beds per 100 000 people compared to 9 6 in Greece 11 6 in France and 12 6 in Italy As of 3 May 2021 update Turkey s observed case fatality rate stood at 0 84 the 148th highest rate globally 304 305 This low case fatality rate has generated various explanations including the relative rarity of nursing homes 306 favorable demographics 307 a long legacy of contact tracing 308 the high number of intensive care units 309 universal health care 308 and a lockdown regime that led to a higher proportion of positive cases among working age adults 301 But according to an August 2020 academic study by The International Journal of Health Planning and Management the government of Turkey has been underreporting COVID 19 statistics 310 On 30 September 2020 Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca acknowledged that since 29 July the reported number of cases was limited to symptomatic cases that required monitoring which was met with rebuke by the Turkish Medical Association 311 This practice ended on 25 November when the ministry started to report asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases alongside symptomatic ones 311 United Arab Emirates Main article COVID 19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates The first case in the United Arab Emirates was confirmed on 29 January 2020 312 313 It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case 314 The first death due to COVID 19 was reported on 20 March 2020 315 Uzbekistan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Uzbekistan On 15 March the first case in the country was confirmed 316 Vietnam Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Vietnam nbsp Cities and provinces in Vietnam with confirmed COVID 19 casesThe first two confirmed cases in Vietnam were admitted to Cho Ray Hospital Ho Chi Minh City on 23 January 2020 a 66 year old Chinese man traveling from Wuhan to Hanoi to visit his son and his son who believed to have contracted the virus from his father when they met in Nha Trang 317 On 21 March Vietnam suspended entry for all foreigners from midnight of 22 March and concentrated isolation for 14 days in all cases of entry for Vietnamese citizens 318 From 1 April Vietnam implemented nationwide isolation for 15 days 319 Yemen Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Yemen The pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Yemen when its first confirmed case in Hadhramaut was reported on 10 April 320 non primary source needed non primary source needed The country is seen to be extremely vulnerable to the outbreak given the dire humanitarian situation due to the civil war exacerbated by the famine cholera outbreaks and military blockade by Saudi Arabia and allies 321 322 Prevention in other countries and territoriesTurkmenistan Main article COVID 19 pandemic in Turkmenistan As of May 2020 update there are no confirmed COVID 19 cases in Turkmenistan 323 The government has censored use of the word coronavirus to control information about the virus and experts suspect that it may be spreading in the country unreported 324 Turkmenistan is a notoriously opaque state purposefully isolated by an authoritarian regime led by former president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow who has also been described as totalitarian 325 326 327 Independent media in the country is virtually nonexistent so reporting about the current situation is difficult due to the inability to access and confirm 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