The impact of coronavirus on the world - region by region

Rapid spread of infection is striking fear into governments and populations

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Visitors wearing protective face masks walk past the Colosseum in Rome
(Image credit: Andrea Ronchini/NurPhoto)

As new cases of coronavirus outside China exceed those within, countries around the world are preparing for when - not if - it takes hold among their populations.

The disease that originated in Wuhan, in China’s Hubei province, has now spread to 48 countries and territories, killing at least 2,804 people globally, 2,747 of whom were from mainland China. The number of recorded worldwide cases now stands at 82,183.

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CountryCasesDeathsRecovered
China78,4992,74732,580
S. Korea1,5951324
Italy470123
Japan189332
Iran1391925
Singapore93Row 6 - Cell 2 62
Hong Kong89218
USA60Row 8 - Cell 2 6
Thailand40Row 9 - Cell 2 22
Bahrain33Row 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
Taiwan3215
Germany27Row 12 - Cell 2 15
Kuwait26Row 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
Australia23Row 14 - Cell 2 15
Malaysia22Row 15 - Cell 2 20
France18211
Vietnam16Row 17 - Cell 2 16
Spain13Row 18 - Cell 2 2
U.K.13Row 19 - Cell 2 8
U.A.E.13Row 20 - Cell 2 3
Canada12Row 21 - Cell 2 3
Macao10Row 22 - Cell 2 6
Iraq5Row 23 - Cell 2 Row 23 - Cell 3
Oman4Row 24 - Cell 2 Row 24 - Cell 3
Philippines312
Croatia3Row 26 - Cell 2 Row 26 - Cell 3
India3Row 27 - Cell 2 3
Austria2Row 28 - Cell 2 Row 28 - Cell 3
Finland2Row 29 - Cell 2 1
Israel2Row 30 - Cell 2 Row 30 - Cell 3
Lebanon2Row 31 - Cell 2 Row 31 - Cell 3
Pakistan2Row 32 - Cell 2 Row 32 - Cell 3
Russia2Row 33 - Cell 2 2
Sweden2Row 34 - Cell 2 Row 34 - Cell 3
Afghanistan1Row 35 - Cell 2 Row 35 - Cell 3
Algeria1Row 36 - Cell 2 Row 36 - Cell 3
Belgium1Row 37 - Cell 2 1
Brazil1Row 38 - Cell 2 Row 38 - Cell 3
Cambodia1Row 39 - Cell 2 1
Egypt1Row 40 - Cell 2 1
Georgia1Row 41 - Cell 2 Row 41 - Cell 3
Greece1Row 42 - Cell 2 Row 42 - Cell 3
North Macedonia1Row 43 - Cell 2 Row 43 - Cell 3
Nepal1Row 44 - Cell 2 1
Norway1Row 45 - Cell 2 Row 45 - Cell 3
Romania1Row 46 - Cell 2 Row 46 - Cell 3
Sri Lanka1Row 47 - Cell 2 1
Switzerland1Row 48 - Cell 2 Row 48 - Cell 3
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William Gritten

William Gritten is a London-born, New York-based strategist and writer focusing on politics and international affairs.