Coronavirus updates - Latest updates 21 March 2020 -
The global economy is affected badly as the coronavirus shuts down air travel and tourism, dampens trade, and forces changes to society. Besides health concern, there are so many people across the globe impacted economically such as street vendor, vegetable sellers, retailers, auto/taxi drivers whose livelihood depends on other people going out and shop.
Most of the countries are taking stricter measures to avoid community transmission of COVID19 which should be welcomed by everyone. Social distancing is the most effective step we can take at this point of o time to limit the spread of this virus considering the fact that there is no vaccine available for COVIND19. Hence, it becomes everyone's responsibility to follow the government directions and stay at home.
In many countries, government has announced benefits/relaxation for needy people to minimise the impact to their daily lives.
A good read: COVID-19: How to protect yourself from coronavirus
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak situation
Confirmed cases: 267,013
Confirmed deaths: 11,201
Countries, areas or territories with cases: 185
Coronavirus global cases, 21 March 2020
Source: BBC, Click here to read more
| Country Name |
Cases |
Deaths |
|
China |
81,457 |
3,261 |
|
Italy |
53,578 |
4,825 |
|
Spain |
25,374 |
1,375 |
|
USA |
22,135 |
278 |
|
Germany |
21,828 |
75 |
|
Iran |
20,610 |
1,556 |
|
France |
12,463 |
450 |
|
South Korea |
8,799 |
102 |
|
Switzerland |
6,284 |
72 |
|
UK |
4,145 |
178 |
|
Netherlands |
3,632 |
136 |
|
Belgium |
2,815 |
67 |
|
Austria |
2,814 |
8 |
|
Norway |
2,118 |
7 |
|
Sweden |
1,763 |
20 |
|
Denmark |
1,326 |
13 |
|
Portugal |
1,280 |
12 |
|
Malaysia |
1,183 |
4 |
|
Canada |
1,137 |
13 |
|
Australia |
1,071 |
7 |
|
Japan |
1,054 |
36 |
|
Brazil |
1,021 |
15 |
|
Czech Republic |
925 |
|
|
Israel |
883 |
1 |
|
Diamond Princess cruise ship |
712 |
8 |
|
Ireland |
683 |
3 |
|
Turkey |
670 |
9 |
|
Luxembourg |
670 |
8 |
|
Pakistan |
666 |
3 |
|
Chile |
537 |
|
|
Greece |
530 |
13 |
|
Finland |
521 |
1 |
|
Iceland |
473 |
1 |
|
Qatar |
470 |
|
|
Poland |
452 |
5 |
|
Indonesia |
450 |
38 |
|
Singapore |
432 |
2 |
|
Ecuador |
426 |
7 |
|
Thailand |
411 |
1 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
392 |
|
|
Slovenia |
383 |
1 |
|
Romania |
367 |
|
|
India |
330 |
4 |
|
Philippines |
307 |
19 |
|
Russia |
306 |
1 |
|
Estonia |
306 |
|
|
Bahrain |
305 |
1 |
|
Egypt |
285 |
8 |
|
Peru |
263 |
4 |
|
South Africa |
240 |
|
|
Iraq |
214 |
17 |
|
Croatia |
206 |
1 |
|
Mexico |
203 |
2 |
|
Panama |
200 |
1 |
|
Colombia |
196 |
|
|
Lebanon |
187 |
4 |
|
Kuwait |
176 |
|
|
Bulgaria |
163 |
3 |
|
Armenia |
160 |
|
|
Argentina |
158 |
4 |
|
Taiwan |
153 |
2 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
153 |
2 |
|
Serbia |
149 |
1 |
|
San Marino |
144 |
20 |
|
Slovakia |
144 |
1 |
|
Algeria |
139 |
15 |
|
Latvia |
124 |
|
|
Costa Rica |
113 |
2 |
|
Dominican Republic |
112 |
2 |
|
Uruguay |
110 |
|
|
Hungary |
103 |
4 |
|
Vietnam |
94 |
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
93 |
1 |
|
Faroe Islands |
92 |
|
|
Andorra |
88 |
|
|
Morocco |
86 |
3 |
|
Jordan |
85 |
|
|
North Macedonia |
85 |
|
|
Cyprus |
84 |
|
|
Lithuania |
83 |
1 |
|
Brunei |
83 |
|
|
Moldova |
80 |
1 |
|
Sri Lanka |
77 |
|
|
Albania |
76 |
2 |
|
Malta |
73 |
|
|
Belarus |
69 |
|
|
Venezuela |
65 |
|
|
Burkina Faso |
64 |
2 |
|
Tunisia |
60 |
1 |
|
Kazakhstan |
53 |
|
|
Guadeloupe |
53 |
|
|
Cambodia |
53 |
|
|
Oman |
52 |
|
|
New Zealand |
52 |
|
|
West Bank |
52 |
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
49 |
|
|
Georgia |
49 |
|
|
Senegal |
47 |
|
|
Réunion |
45 |
|
|
Azerbaijan |
44 |
1 |
|
Ukraine |
41 |
3 |
|
Liechtenstein |
37 |
|
|
Uzbekistan |
37 |
|
|
Martinique |
32 |
1 |
|
Cameroon |
27 |
|
|
Bangladesh |
25 |
2 |
|
Honduras |
24 |
|
|
Afghanistan |
24 |
|
|
DR Congo |
23 |
1 |
|
Nigeria |
22 |
|
|
Cuba |
21 |
1 |
|
Puerto Rico |
21 |
|
|
Ghana |
19 |
|
|
Bolivia |
19 |
|
|
Paraguay |
18 |
1 |
|
Rwanda |
17 |
|
|
Jamaica |
16 |
1 |
|
Togo |
16 |
|
|
Jersey |
15 |
|
|
Guam |
15 |
|
|
French Polynesia |
15 |
|
|
French Guiana |
15 |
|
|
Montenegro |
14 |
|
|
Ivory Coast |
14 |
|
|
Mauritius |
14 |
1 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
14 |
|
|
Maldives |
13 |
|
|
Guatemala |
13 |
1 |
|
Monaco |
11 |
|
|
Gibraltar |
10 |
|
|
Mongolia |
10 |
|
|
Ethiopia |
9 |
|
|
Mayotte |
7 |
|
|
Seychelles |
7 |
|
|
Guyana |
7 |
1 |
|
Kenya |
7 |
|
|
Tanzania |
6 |
|
|
United States Virgin Islands |
6 |
|
|
Equatorial Guinea |
6 |
|
|
Barbados |
6 |
|
|
Aruba |
5 |
|
|
Gabon |
4 |
1 |
|
Bahamas |
4 |
|
|
Suriname |
4 |
|
|
Saint Martin |
4 |
|
|
Curaçao |
3 |
1 |
|
El Salvador |
3 |
|
|
Madagascar |
3 |
|
|
Namibia |
3 |
|
|
Cayman Islands |
3 |
1 |
|
Liberia |
3 |
|
|
Cape Verde |
3 |
|
|
Congo |
3 |
|
|
Central African Republic |
3 |
|
|
Saint Barthelemy |
3 |
|
|
Zimbabwe |
3 |
|
|
Guernsey |
2 |
|
|
Zambia |
2 |
|
|
Saint Lucia |
2 |
|
|
Mauritania |
2 |
|
|
Kosovo |
2 |
|
|
Sudan |
2 |
1 |
|
Haiti |
2 |
|
|
Bhutan |
2 |
|
|
Bermuda |
2 |
|
|
Greenland |
2 |
|
|
Nicaragua |
2 |
|
|
Benin |
2 |
|
|
Angola |
2 |
|
|
Guinea |
2 |
|
|
Papua New Guinea |
1 |
|
|
Gambia |
1 |
|
|
Eswatini |
1 |
|
|
Somalia |
1 |
|
|
Nepal |
1 |
|
|
Isle of Man |
1 |
|
|
Vatican |
1 |
|
|
St Vincent and the Grenadines |
1 |
|
|
Niger |
1 |
|
|
Timor-Leste |
1 |
|
|
Fiji |
1 |
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
1 |
|
|
Djibouti |
1 |
|
|
Montserrat |
1 |
|
|
Chad |
1 |
|
What is a coronavirus (COVID-19)?
A coronavirus is a virus that is found in animals and, rarely, can be transmitted from animals to humans and then spread person to person. In addition to COVID-19, other human coronaviruses have included:
- The MERS virus, or Middle East respiratory syndrome.
- The SARS virus, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, which first occurred in the Guangdong province in southern China.
Read more: COVID-19: How to protect yourself from coronavirus
