The coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China and as per WHO’s [World Health Organization] report on March 28th, 5 lakh and 70 thousand + people affected with coronavirus globally. As the virus is spreading from person to person and mostly to persons travelling to the affected countries, it has been advised to avoid group gatherings and travel.
As a traveller, it is important to make sure you are safe and avoid travelling to the affected countries, territories, regions until the disease is under control. Over 190+ areas (which includes countries/territories/regions) affected so far.
Please do refer the list of Countries, Territories, Regions Affected by Coronavirus disease [COVID-19], the below list based on the WHO’s report dated March 19, 2020.
List of Countries, Territories, Regions Affected by Coronavirus [COVID-19]:
Western Pacific Region
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- China
- Republic of Korea
- Japan
- Singapore
- Australia
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
- Brunei Darussalam
- Philippines
- New Zealand
- Cambodia
- Mongolia
- Fiji
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
Territories:
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- Guam
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
European Region
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- Italy
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- the United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Sweden
- Iceland
- Belgium
- San Marino
- Israel
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Greece
- Finland
- Portugal
- Belarus
- Czechia
- Romania
- Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Russian Federation
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Ukraine
- Liechtenstein
- Albania
- Slovakia
- Serbia
- Malta
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Republic of Moldova
- Holy see
- Turkey
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
- Montenegro
- Kyrgyzstan
Territories:
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- Andorra
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Jersey
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
South-East Asia Region
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- Thailand
- India
- Indonesia
- Maldives
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Sri Lanka
- Timor-Leste
- Myanmar
Eastern Mediterranean Region
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- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- United Arab Emirates
- Oman
- Lebanon
- Qatar
- Pakistan
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
- Afghanistan
- Jordan
- Tunisia
- Jordan
- Djibouti
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Libya
Territories:
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- occupied Palestinian territory
Region of the Americas
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- The United States of America
- Canada
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Dominican Republic
- Costa Rica
- Peru
- Panama
- Colombia
- Paraguay
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Cuba
- Honduras
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
- Uruguay
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Guatemala
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- Antigua and Barbuda
- El Salvador
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
- Haiti
- Belize
- Dominicia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
Territories:
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- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- French Guiana
- Puerto Rico
- Aruba
- Saint Martin
- Cayman Islands
- Curacao
- Saint Barthelemy
- United States Virgin Islands
- Sint Maarten
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Anguilla
- British Virgin Islands
African Region
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- Algeria
- South Africa
- Senegal
- Nigeria
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cote d Ivoire
- The Democratic Republic of the congo
- Togo
- Ghana
- Rwanda
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Seychelles
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Equatorial Guinea
- Congo
- Gabon
- Namibia
- Benin
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Mauritania
- Zambia
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Niger
- Cabo Verde
- Zimbabwe
- Madagascar
- Eritrea
- Uganda
- Mozambique
- Mali
- Guinea-Bissau
Territories
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- Reunion
- Mayotte
Please avoid travelling to the above countries, if you are already in any of the above-listed countries, then please avoid group gathering, physical events, avoid inter-city travelling, be clean and safe.
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I will update the above list periodically. Stay tuned. Please feel free to comment.
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