Coronavirus: Countries with suspected cases

The 2019 novel coronavirus or Covid-19 (2019-nCoV) is likely to spread across the world with suspected cases being reported currently in six countries. The total number of suspected cases reported from various countries, where no case is confirmed, is on the rise, while many other countries have confirmed cases of the infection.

Suspected cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus have been reported in six countries.

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Suspected cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus or Covid-19 (2019-nCoV) originating in Wuhan, China, have been reported from six countries across the world. Various screening and preventive measures are being implemented by countries with coronavirus to control the spread of the virus.

The World Health Organisation has identified 13 countries in Africa as being at risk of the coronavirus infection on 31st January. These countries include Algeria, Angola, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. They either have direct links to China or handle a large volume of travel to China. Effective screening mechanisms have been introduced at all major airports of these countries.

Below is the list of suspected cases of coronavirus by country.

Bulgaria

Bulgaria reported two suspected cases of coronavirus infection in two Bulgarian women who recently returned from China and Thailand. The two women displayed flu-like symptoms and have been placed under quarantine for two weeks.

The government has installed new thermal cameras at the Sofia, Varna, and Bourgas airports to monitor suspected cases of coronavirus.

Ukraine

Ukraine has five suspected coronavirus cases as of 11 February, as reported by Kyiv Post quoting Health Minister Zoryana Skaletska as having announced at a meeting. Three of the suspected returned from China.

Ukraine received coronavirus test kits earlier on 05 February and is performing tests on the suspected where deemed necessary.

Further, 25 Ukrainian citizens are on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan, as crew. Two of them including a 25-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman have been confirmed with the infection and transferred to a Japanese hospital for treatment and medical observation. The government has not announced any plans to evacuate the citizens.

The government has evacuated approximately 300 Ukrainians from the Hainan province of China. Another flight is scheduled to arrive in Wuhan on 18 February to evacuate citizens in the province. Only those citizens who are not displaying any symptoms of the disease will be allowed to board the flight. The passengers will be placed in quarantine for 14 days, upon arrival.

Equatorial Guinea

Coronavirus suspects in Africa are on the rise, with the virus now suspected to have reached Equatorial Guinea through travellers from China. A total of 26 passengers that arrived to the country from China have been quarantined. Six of the quarantined were discharged on 12 February.

Equatorial Guinea announced its plans to donate $2m to China on 07 February to support its fight against the virus, reported the BBC.

Sudan

Sudan registered two suspected cases of coronavirus infection on 29 January, becoming the second country to report coronavirus in Africa. The two patients, a man and a woman, had recently visited Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. They arrived in the country through Ethiopian Airlines and Egypt Air from China.

The suspected cases were identified through precautionary and monitoring measures implemented at the Khartoum Airport, Radio Dabanga reported. The two cases have been reported to be negative. A total of 266 passengers arriving from China were screened and examined in the states of Khartoum and El Gezira. Further, 200 students from Wuhan are set to arrive in the country from various parts of China.

Checkpoints have been placed at various airports and ports including the Khartoum Airport, Port Sudan Airport, and Port Sudan Port. Two isolation centres have been prepared at the Khartoum Hospital and the Khartoum airport.

Colombia

The first suspected case of the coronavirus infection was reported in Colombia on 27 January 2020. A male passenger arrived in Cali from China passing through Spain and the US. The patient showed symptoms such as fever and respiratory troubles. Samples for testing were sent to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control in the US and returned to be negative.

As many as 50 suspected cases have been reported in the country, as quoted by Reuters. One confirmed case of a Colombian national has been reported on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. The patient is a crew member on the ship and has been shifted to a medical facility in Japan.

Colombia announced on 05 February that it was the first country in Latin America to perform its own diagnostics tests for coronavirus. The tests can deliver test results in a span of 24 hours.

The Colombian government is also planning to evacuate a total of 14 citizens who are currently stranded in China.

Indonesia

A total of 50 suspected cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country, as quoted by Strait Times. Two cases were reported in Bandung, West Java, one in Sorong, West Papua, one in Sidoarjo, East Java and four in Central Java. Samples for 49 of the suspected cases have tested negative while results from one case are pending.

The government has implemented various measures to contain the spread of the virus. It has installed thermal screening at all airports and ports and cancelled visa-on-arrival for all Chinese nationals. It has also halted all flights to and from China, in addition, to temporarily banning imports of live animals.

On 09 February, 200 Indonesians evacuated from Wuhan arrived in the country. They have been placed under a 14-day quarantine in the Natuna Islands, in the Riau province.

A total of 78 Indonesians are onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, out of who four have tested positive for the virus. The Indonesian government is planning to repatriate the remaining 74 citizens in a Navy hospital ship. The evacuees will be placed under quarantine for a period of 28 days, upon arrival.