The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January, and a pandemic on 11 March. As of 2 May 2020, more than 3.34 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 187 countries and territories, resulting in more than 238,000 deaths. More than 1.05 million people have recovered.
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, which was first detected in Wuhan, China. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect.
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Singapore is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
The presence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Malaysia, part of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, was first reported in January 2020 when it was detected on travellers from China arriving via Singapore on 25 January, following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Hubei, China. Reported cases remained relatively low and were largely confined to imported cases, until localised clusters began to emerge in March; the largest cluster was linked to a Tablighi Jamaat religious gathering held in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur in late February and early March, leading to massive spikes in local cases and an exportation of cases to neighbouring countries. Within a few weeks, Malaysia had recorded the largest cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Southeast Asia, breaching over the 2,000 mark in active cases by the end of March from fewer than 30 at the start of the month. By 16 March, the virus is reported in every state and federal territory in the country.
An outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), part of the 2019–2020 global pandemic, has been ongoing in Thailand since 13 January 2020, when the country made the first confirmation of a case outside China. Surveillance among incoming travellers revealed a small number of cases throughout January, almost all of whom were visitors or residents returning from China. The first reported local transmission was confirmed on 31 January. The number of cases remained low throughout February, with forty confirmed by the end of the month. Cases saw a sharp increase in mid-March, which was attributed to several transmission clusters, the largest of which occurred at a Muay Thai fight at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on 6 March. Confirmed cases rose to over a hundred per day over the following week, and public venues and businesses were ordered to close in Bangkok and several other provinces. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha declared a state of emergency, effective on 26 March. A curfew has been announced, effective since night of 3 April 2020.
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, spread to South Korea on 20 January 2020, when the first case was announced. The number of confirmed cases increased on 19 February by 20, and on 20 February by 58 or 70, 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 31" who participated in a gathering at a Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony church in Daegu.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has spread widely through the continent. As of 30 April 2020, at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia except North Korea and Turkmenistan.
The first confirmed case of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case. The first patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released on 9 February after recovering. The first two deaths were confirmed on March 20. On 22 March, Dubai started an 11-day sterilisation campaign as an effort to contain the coronavirus. Night curfew was imposed 4 days later while the country began disinfection. School closure was first announced on March 8 for 4 weeks. 3 weeks later, it was announced that school will be closed until the end of the academic year.
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 during March 2020. This is the virus responsible for the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect. Reporting on this outbreak began in December 2019.
The ongoing worldwide pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Iraq in February 2020. Cases have been confirmed in all 19 Iraqi Governorates as of the 27 March, with the Iraqi Kurdistan region accounting for 309 (26%) of those cases as of 8 April. During the pandemic, Iraq reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 22 February 2020 in Najaf. By April, the number of confirmed cases had exceeded the hundred mark in Baghdad, Basra, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Najaf.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Lebanon in February 2020.
On March 2, 2020, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the kingdom. On April 8, as many as 150 members of the Saudi royal family had tested positive. The king's nephew, Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, has been put in the intensive care unit at an elite hospital over coronavirus complications. As of May 1, 2020, the kingdom had 24,097 confirmed cases, the highest of the states of the Arabian Gulf with 169 deaths.
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in April 2020, the virus responsible for the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic which originated in Wuhan, Hubei, mainland China. Some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Luxembourg on 29 February 2020. As of 30 April 2020, there are 3,784 confirmed cases, with 90 deaths, and 3,213 recoveries in Luxembourg.
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Africa on 14 February 2020. The first confirmed case was in Egypt, and the first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa was in Nigeria. Most of the identified imported cases have arrived from Europe and the United States rather than from China.
The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, spread to Brunei on 9 March 2020, when its first case was confirmed in Tutong. Many early cases were linked to Jamek Mosque Sri Petaling in Kuala Lumpur, which held a large Tablighi Jamaat ijtema event at the end of February 2020. Of Brunei's first 50 cases, 45 were related to Jamek Mosque. The pandemic had spread to all districts of Brunei, except in the exclave of Temburong.
The first case of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Qatar was confirmed on 27 February 2020. As of April 30, Qatar has the 2nd highest number of confirmed cases in the Arab World at 13,409. The total recoveries stand at 1,372, with 10 deaths.
National responses to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic have been varied, and have included containment measures such as lockdowns, quarantines, and curfews. As of late April, there are 2.9 million cases of COVID-19 and over 203,800 deaths in 210 countries and territories around the world. The most affected countries in terms of confirmed cases being the United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Turkey and China.
This article documents the timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iraq.
The following is a timeline of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
