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This article documents the chronology and [[epidemiology]] of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] in March 2020, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 ([[COVID-19]]) and is responsible for the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in [[Wuhan]], China, in December 2019.
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== Pandemic chronology ==
=== 1 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 41:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200301-sitrep-41-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=6768306d_2|title=Situation Report 41|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* Armenia confirmed its first case, a 29-year-old man returning from Iran.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hovhannisyan |first1=Nvard |last2=Antidze |first2=Margarita |last3=Fernandez |first3=Clarence |title=Armenia reports first coronavirus infection |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-armenia/armenia-reports-first-coronavirus-infection-idUSKBN20O1A5 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301083915/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-armenia/armenia-reports-first-coronavirus-infection-idUSKBN20O1A5 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Australia confirmed the first death in the country, a 78-year-old man from the cruise ship ''Diamond Princess''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sanda |first1=Dominica |title=Australia records first coronavirus death |url=https://7news.com.au/news/health/australia-records-first-coronavirus-death-c-723579 |website=7 News |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301040140/https://7news.com.au/news/health/australia-records-first-coronavirus-death-c-723579 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> One additional case was confirmed, bringing the total number to 26.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daoud |first1=Elizabeth |title=New South Wales man becomes fifth person in the state to contract coronavirus |url=https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/new-south-wales-man-becomes-fifth-person-in-the-state-to-contract-coronavirus-c-723421 |website=7 News |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301040137/https://7news.com.au/travel/coronavirus/new-south-wales-man-becomes-fifth-person-in-the-state-to-contract-coronavirus-c-723421 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Austria confirmed four more cases, bringing the total number to 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 14 in Austria |url=https://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/01/c_138833075.htm |agency=Xinhua News Agency |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed six more cases, bringing the total number to 47.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain confirms six new coronavirus cases bringing total up to 47 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/01/Bahrain-confirms-six-new-coronavirus-cases-bringing-total-up-to-47.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed four new cases in [[Ontario]], bringing the total number to 24. All four had travel history to Iran or Egypt.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cp24.com/news/york-region-reports-three-new-positive-cases-of-covid-19-toronto-with-one-new-case-1.4834117| title=York Region reports three new positive cases of COVID-19, Toronto with one new case| first=Bryann| last=Aguilar| date=1 March 2020| website=cp24.com| access-date=1 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301232341/https://www.cp24.com/news/york-region-reports-three-new-positive-cases-of-covid-19-toronto-with-one-new-case-1.4834117| archive-date=1 March 2020| url-status=live}}</ref>
* China confirmed 573 new cases; 570 of which were in Hubei province, bringing the total number to 79,824. Deaths increased by 35 to a total of 2,870.<ref>{{cite web |title=China reports 35 more coronavirus deaths, 573 new cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-35-more-coronavirus-deaths-573-new-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301034816/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-35-more-coronavirus-deaths-573-new-cases |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Czech Republic confirmed the first three cases in the country, individuals that had travelled from Northern Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Czech Republic reports first cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-czech/czech-republic-reports-first-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSL8N2AU0O4 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301154329/https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-czech/czech-republic-reports-first-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSL8N2AU0O4 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Dominican Republic confirmed its first case, a 62-year-old Italian tourist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rep. Dominicana confirma el primer caso de coronavirus en un italiano |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/rep-dominicana-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-coronavirus-en-un-italiano/20000013-4185433 |website=EFE |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301164546/https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/rep-dominicana-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-coronavirus-en-un-italiano/20000013-4185433 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Ecuador confirmed five more cases, bringing the total to six.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministerio de Salud confirmó 5 nuevos casos de coronavirus en Ecuador |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2020/03/01/nota/7762869/ministerio-salud-confirmo-5-casos-coronavirus-ecuador |website=El Universo |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301231133/https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2020/03/01/nota/7762869/ministerio-salud-confirmo-5-casos-coronavirus-ecuador |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ministra de Salud confirma 5 nuevos casos positivos de coronavirus en Ecuador |url=http://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/516807-ministra-de-salud-confirma-5-casos-positivos-de-coronavirus-en-ecuador/ |website=El Diario |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301230428/http://www.eldiario.ec/noticias-manabi-ecuador/516807-ministra-de-salud-confirma-5-casos-positivos-de-coronavirus-en-ecuador/ |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 2.<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt detects second case of new coronavirus: health ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-egypt-case/egypt-detects-second-case-of-new-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN20O2FL |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302062121/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-egypt-case/egypt-detects-second-case-of-new-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN20O2FL |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live |date=March 2020 }}</ref>
* Finland confirmed two more cases related to woman diagnosed on 27 February, bringing the total number to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in southern Finland |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/two_new_coronavirus_cases_confirmed_in_southern_finland/11235441 |website=Yle.fi |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed 30 more cases, bringing the total number to 130.<ref>{{cite web |title=French coronavirus cases rise to 130: public health chief |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-france/french-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-130-public-health-chief-idUSKBN20O25I |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302012236/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-france/french-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-130-public-health-chief-idUSKBN20O25I |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 63 more cases, bringing the total number to 129.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus latest: Germany's COVID-19 cases almost double |url=https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-latest-germanys-covid-19-cases-almost-double/a-52593500 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302010209/https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-latest-germanys-covid-19-cases-almost-double/a-52593500 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Hong Kong confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 98.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: 450 Hongkongers stranded in Wuhan set to return home this week |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3053083/coronavirus-woman-who-visited-north-point |work=South China Morning Post |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301125022/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3053083/coronavirus-woman-who-visited-north-point |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Iran confirmed 385 new cases with 11 more deaths, bringing the total number to 978 and 54 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=New coronavirus cases jump sharply in Europe, with Italy worst hit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/coronavirus-deaths-iran-rise-global-outbreak-worsens |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301153015/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/coronavirus-deaths-iran-rise-global-outbreak-worsens |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> A total of 23 [[Islamic Consultative Assembly|members of Parliament of Iran]], about 8%, had tested positive for the virus.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|last=Henley|first=Jon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/iran-steps-up-coronavirus-efforts-as-23-mps-said-to-be-infected|title=Coronavirus: Iran steps up efforts as 23 MPs said to be infected|date=3 March 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=3 March 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304031109/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/03/iran-steps-up-coronavirus-efforts-as-23-mps-said-to-be-infected|archive-date=4 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Iraq confirmed six more cases, bringing the total number to 19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraq reports six new coronavirus cases |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-iraq/iraq-reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20O1Z3 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302012243/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-china-iraq/iraq-reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN20O1Z3 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Israel confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=3 more Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing total number of sick to 10 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-more-israelis-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-bringing-total-number-of-sick-to-10/ |website=The Times of Israel |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302065647/https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-more-israelis-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-bringing-total-number-of-sick-to-10/ |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 566 new cases and five deaths, bringing the total number to 1,694 and 34 respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy reports a 50% increase in confirmed coronavirus cases |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/europe/italy-coronavirus-cases-travel-advisory/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301153015/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/coronavirus-deaths-iran-rise-global-outbreak-worsens |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Japan confirmed another death from the coronavirus, bringing the total to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Another coronavirus death in Japan, man may have been infected in hospital |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/another-coronavirus-death-in-japan-man-may-have-been-infected-in-hospital |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301070026/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/another-coronavirus-death-in-japan-man-may-have-been-infected-in-hospital |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed four more cases, bringing the total number to 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four new COVID-19 cases in Malaysia |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-malaysia-new-cases-mar-1-12488136 |website=CNA |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301133504/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-malaysia-new-cases-mar-1-12488136 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Mexico confirmed one additional case, bringing the total number to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus confirmed in southern Mexican state, Mexico's fifth case |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/china-health-mexico/coronavirus-confirmed-in-southern-mexican-state-mexicos-fifth-case-idUSL1N2AU0B8 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Netherlands confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch coronavirus cases rise to 10, hospital closed pending contact research |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/03/dutch-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-10-hospital-closed-pending-contact-research/ |website=dutchnews.nl |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saint Barthélemy confirmed its first case.<ref name="francetvinfo1">{{cite web|url=http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/coronavirus-premiers-cas-confirmes-outre-mer-saint-martin-saint-barth-805865.html|title=Coronavirus : premiers cas confirmés en Outre-mer, à Saint-Martin et Saint-Barth|website=Polynésie la 1ère|language=fr-FR|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302172416/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/coronavirus-premiers-cas-confirmes-outre-mer-saint-martin-saint-barth-805865.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Saint Martin confirmed its first case.<ref name="francetvinfo1"/>
* San Marino confirmed seven more cases, bringing the total number to 8. The first death was also confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: è morto il sammarinese ricoverato a Rimini |url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/coronavirus-e-morto-il-sammarinese-ricoverato-a-rimini-a184415 |publisher=San Marino TV |accessdate=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301185646/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/coronavirus-e-morto-il-sammarinese-ricoverato-a-rimini-a184415 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live |date=March 2020 }}</ref>
* Scotland confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=First positive case in Scotland. |url=https://news.gov.scot/news/coronavirus-covid-19 |publisher=Scottish Government |accessdate=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302005124/https://news.gov.scot/news/coronavirus-covid-19 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed four more cases, bringing the total number to 106.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toh |first1=Ting Wei |title=Coronavirus: 4 new cases confirmed in S'pore, 3 linked to Wizlearn Technologies cluster; 2 more cases discharged |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-4-new-cases-confirmed-in-singapore-3-linked-to-wizlearn-technologies |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301123428/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-4-new-cases-confirmed-in-singapore-3-linked-to-wizlearn-technologies |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 376 more cases, bringing the total number to 3,526. Another 210 cases were later confirmed with the 18th death reported, bringing the total number to 3,736.<ref name="STSKorea1Mar">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: South Korea sees 18th death as cases top 3,700, churches close |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-south-korea-reports-376-new-cases-total-3526 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301053313/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-south-korea-reports-376-new-cases-total-3526 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 26 more cases, bringing the total number to 84.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirmados 84 casos de coronavirus en España, cinco de ellos graves (in Spanish) |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20200301/473873474552/coronavirus-espana-73-casos-graves-sanidad.html |website=lavangurdia.com |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301112042/https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20200301/473873474552/coronavirus-espana-73-casos-graves-sanidad.html |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Spain also confirmed its first death due to the outbreak, in Valencia.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/03/world/europe/03reuters-health-coronavirus-spain-death.html|title=Spain Reports First Coronavirus Death in Valencia|date=3 March 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=3 March 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK rises to 35 coronavirus cases, Czech Republic sees 1st 3 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/uk-reports-12-coronavirus-cases-bringing-tally-35-69319839 |website=ABC News |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302044131/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/uk-reports-12-coronavirus-cases-bringing-tally-35-69319839 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed its first death from the coronavirus, a 35-year-old retail worker who also had [[dengue fever]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Thailand records first death, 35-year-old man also had dengue fever |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-thailand-records-first-death-health-official-says |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301054353/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-thailand-records-first-death-health-official-says |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed an additional thirteen cases of the virus, including one person from Essex who had not travelled to any country previously affected by the virus, bringing the total in the country to 35.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Twelve more cases confirmed in England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51697991 |website=BBC News |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301140514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51697991 |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The United States reported the second confirmed death in Washington state. The first cases in Rhode Island, Florida, and New York were confirmed. The authorities confirmed 21 more cases in total, bringing the number to 89.<ref>{{cite news |title=Second coronavirus death reported in the United States and first case confirmed in New York |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=1 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301105133/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/01/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/03/02/two-people-in-florida-test-positive-for-coronavirus|title=Two Florida Residents Test "Presumptively" Positive for Coronavirus|website=baynews9.com|access-date=2 March 2020|date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 2 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 42:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200302-sitrep-42-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=d863e045_2|title=Situation Report 42|date=|website=World Health Organization|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303012848/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200302-sitrep-42-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=d863e045_2|archive-date=3 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Andorra confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Primer cas de coronavirus a Andorra |url=https://www.andorradifusio.ad/noticies/primer-cas-coronavirus-andorra |publisher=Andorra Difusio |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Australia confirmed four new cases, bringing the total number to 30, including its first human-to-human transmission.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: first cases of community transmission confirmed in Australia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-first-cases-of-community-transmission-confirmed-in-australia |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302081233/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-first-cases-of-community-transmission-confirmed-in-australia |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 49.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain reports two new coronavirus cases linked to Iran travel, total up to 49 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/02/Bahrain-reports-two-new-coronavirus-cases-linked-to-Iran-travel-total-up-to-49.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed three more cases, all in [[Ontario]], bringing the total number to 27.<ref>{{cite news |title=3 new coronavirus cases confirmed in Toronto, bringing Ontario total to 18 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-toronto-march-2-1.5482173 |publisher=CBC News |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302210416/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-toronto-march-2-1.5482173 |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* China confirmed 202 new cases, bringing the total number to 80,026. Deaths increased by 42 to a total of 2,912.<ref>{{cite web |title=China reports 202 new coronavirus cases, 42 deaths |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-202-new-coronavirus-cases-42-deaths |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302010028/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-202-new-coronavirus-cases-42-deaths |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* France confirmed 61 more cases, bringing the total number to 191. The third death was also reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=France says it now has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/france-says-it-now-has-191-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20P2WJ |agency=Reuters |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 21 more cases, bringing the total number to 150.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total of 150 confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany: Robert Koch Institute |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/02/Total-of-150-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-in-Germany-Govt-agency.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* India reported its first cases since the initial outbreak. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was from [[Telangana]]. Another confirmed case was later detected in Jaipur, bringing the total number to 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/world/coronavirus-india-live-updates-fresh-cases-in-delhi-telangana-reported-11583141675842.html|title=Coronavirus updates: India confirm cases rises to 6 as Italian tests positive|last=Upadhyay|first=Deepak|date=2 March 2020|website=Livemint|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India reports three more cases of coronavirus, including Italian national |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-india-reports-three-cases-coronavirus-italian-12492418 |website=CNA |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesian president [[Joko Widodo]] announced the first two confirmed cases in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/02/breaking-jokowi-announces-indonesias-first-two-confirmed-covid-19-cases.html|title=BREAKING – Jokowi announces Indonesia's first two confirmed COVID-19 cases|first=Marchio Irfan|last=Gorbiano|date=2 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2020|work=The Jakarta Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302074029/https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/02/breaking-jokowi-announces-indonesias-first-two-confirmed-covid-19-cases.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The two people contracted the virus from a Japanese in Depok, who later tested positive in Malaysia. The mother and daughter are now hospitalised in North Jakarta.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rourke |first1=Alison |last2=Ratcliffe |first2=Rebecca |last3=Taylor |first3=Josh |last4=Farrer |first4=Martin |last5=McCurry |first5=Justin |title=Coronavirus live update: Australia reports first cases of community transmission |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-live-updates-china-latest-news-us-australia-deaths-markets-italy-iran-update-cases |accessdate=2 March 2020 |work=The Guardian |issue=Coronavirus outbreak |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301234802/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-live-updates-china-latest-news-us-australia-deaths-markets-italy-iran-update-cases |archive-date=1 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4921528/2-wni-positif-virus-corona-dirawat-di-rspi-sulianti-saroso-jakut|title=2 WNI Positif Virus Corona Dirawat di RSPI Sulianti Saroso Jakut|first=Andhika|last=Prasetia|date=2 March 2020|language=id|website=Detik.com}}</ref>
* Iran's total cases rose to 1,501 with 66 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran coronavirus death toll now 66 with 1,501 confirmed cases: Reports |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/02/Iran-coronavirus-death-toll-now-66-with-1-501-confirmed-cases-Reports.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302144516/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/02/Iran-coronavirus-death-toll-now-66-with-1-501-confirmed-cases-Reports.html |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Iraq confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 21.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two new coronavirus cases confirmed in Iraq, total 21: Health ministry |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/02/Two-new-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-in-Iraq-total-21-Health-ministry.html |publisher=[[Al Arabiya]] |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302144519/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/02/Two-new-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-in-Iraq-total-21-Health-ministry.html |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Ireland Tourism authorities announced that one of the largest annual events, the 2020 [[Saint Patrick's Day#Ireland|Dublin St Patricks Day Parade]], was cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |title=St Patricks Day Parades in Dublin and Cork cancelled |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/st-patrick-s-day-parades-in-dublin-and-cork-cancelled-1.286369 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref>
* Israel confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 12.<ref>{{cite web |title=2 more Israelis diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing number of sick to 12 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-israelis-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-bringing-number-of-sick-to-12/ |work=The Times of Israel |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302205146/https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-more-israelis-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-bringing-number-of-sick-to-12/ |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 342 new cases and 18 deaths, bringing the total number to 2,064 and 52, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy's lockdown: just rockin' the quarantine away |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-red-zone-dia/italys-lockdown-just-rockin-the-quarantine-away-idUSKBN20P2WD |agency=Reuters |publisher=Gianni Pettinelli |accessdate=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303033402/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-red-zone-dia/italys-lockdown-just-rockin-the-quarantine-away-idUSKBN20P2WD |archive-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=live |date=2 March 2020 }}</ref>
* Jordan confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=وزير الصحة يعلن تسجيل أول إصابة بفيروس كورونا لأردني قادم من أيطاليا والتحفظ على آخر بالحجر الصحي (بترا). |url=http://petra.gov.jo/Include/InnerPage.jsp?ID=129086&lang=ar&name=news#.Xl0EgHHY5-M.twitter |agency=Jordan News Agency |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kuwait confirmed ten more cases, bringing the total number to 56.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Kuwait reports 10 more cases of coronavirus|last=Salem|first=Mostafa|date=2 March 2020|publisher=CNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302040135/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Latvia confirmed its first case, a woman who had flown from Milan to Riga through Munich.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/first-case-of-covid-19-coronavirus-confirmed-in-latvia.a350338/ |title=First case of COVID-19 coronavirus confirmed in Latvia |date=3 March 2020 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Morocco confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/news-2/|title=Morocco Records First Case of Coronavirus|date=|website=Morocco World News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224213535/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/news-2/|archive-date=24 February 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Netherlands confirmed eight new cases, bringing the total number to 18.<ref>{{cite web |title=EIGHT MORE TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, BRINGING DUTCH TOTAL TO 18 |url=https://nltimes.nl/2020/03/02/eight-test-positive-coronavirus-bringing-dutch-total-18 |publisher=nltimes.nl |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Portugal confirmed its first two cases, one of whom had returned from Italy, the other from Spain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dois casos positivos de coronavírus no Porto |url=https://www.jn.pt/nacional/dois-casos-positivos-de-coronavirus-no-porto-11876530.html |publisher=JN |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar confirmed four new cases, taking their total to 7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Update |url=https://www.moph.gov.qa/arabic/mediacenter/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?ItemId=87 |publisher=Ministry of Public Health |accessdate=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Russia confirmed one additional case, bringing the total to 6 cases.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Russia reports one more confirmed case|last=Ilyushina|first=Mary|date=2 March 2020|publisher=CNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302040135/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia confirmed their first case in a citizen who had travelled to Iran and returned to Saudi Arabia via Bahrain.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1635781/saudi-arabia| title=Saudi Arabia announces first case of coronavirus| date=2 March 2020| website=arabnews.com| access-date=2 March 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302170439/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1635781/saudi-arabia| archive-date=2 March 2020| url-status=live}}</ref>
* Senegal confirmed its first case, where the person had recently travelled from France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus au Sénégal : Revivez la déclaration officielle du ministre de la Santé |url=https://www.seneweb.com/news/Video/coronavirus-au-senegal-suivez-la-confere_n_310379.html |publisher=Seneweb |accessdate=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 108.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Yan Han |title=Two new coronavirus cases in S'pore: Woman linked to family of infected RI boy and maid of staff from Science Park II cluster |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-two-new-cases-confirmed-including-one-linked-to-science-park-ii-cluster-four |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 476 more cases, bringing the total number to 4,212. Four more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total to 22.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Nearly 500 new cases send South Korea's total past 4,000, death toll rises to 22 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-nearly-500-new-cases-send-south-koreas-total-past-4000-death-toll-rises |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> Another 123 cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 4,335.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shin |first1=Hyonhee |last2=Cha |first2=Sangmi |last3=Collett-White |first3=Mike |title=South Korea reports 123 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 4,335: Yonhap |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea-data/south-korea-reports-123-new-coronavirus-cases-taking-total-to-4335-yonhap-idUSKBN20P104 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 36 more cases, bringing the total number to 120.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is it safe to travel to Spain? Latest coronavirus travel advice as outbreak continues |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/health/spain-safe-travel-advice-coronavirus-foreign-office-barcelona-tenerife-canary-islands-1995849 |publisher=inews.co.uk |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sll.se/verksamhet/halsa-och-vard/nyheter-halsa-och-vard/2020/03/coronanyhet/|title=Ytterligare nytt bekräftat fall av nya coronaviruset i Stockholm|website=Region Stockholm|language=sv|access-date=2 March 2020|date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302172037/https://www.sll.se/verksamhet/halsa-och-vard/nyheter-halsa-och-vard/2020/03/coronanyhet/|archive-date=2 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Taiwan confirmed one additional case, bringing the total to 41 cases.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Taiwan confirms additional case, pushing total to 41|last=Yee|first=Isaac|date=2 March 2020|publisher=CNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302040135/https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-02-20-intl-hnk/index.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 43.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, total at 43 – health official |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand/thailand-reports-one-new-coronavirus-case-total-at-43-health-official-idUSKBN20P0GW |agency=Reuters |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302073949/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand/thailand-reports-one-new-coronavirus-case-total-at-43-health-official-idUSKBN20P0GW |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Tunisia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunisia confirms first coronavirus case – health minist |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/health/898141-tunisia-confirms-first-coronavirus-case---health-minister |publisher=Devdiscourse |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed three additional cases, taking the total to 39. An original fourth diagnosis of positive of a person was confirmed later as negative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: four more people in England test positive |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-expect-widespread-infection-in-uk-fairly-soon-warns-health-official |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302134815/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/coronavirus-expect-widespread-infection-in-uk-fairly-soon-warns-health-official |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 13 more cases, bringing the total number to 102. Five more deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total number to 6.<ref>{{cite news |title=6 people have died from novel coronavirus in the US as cases nationwide surge |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/health/us-coronavirus-cases-monday/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=2 March 2020 |date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302214006/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/health/us-coronavirus-cases-monday/index.html |archive-date=2 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 3 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 43:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200303-sitrep-43-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=2c21c09c_2|title=Situation Report 43|date=|website=World Health Organization|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304184027/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200303-sitrep-43-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=2c21c09c_2|archive-date=4 March 2020|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Argentina confirmed its first case, a person who had recently returned from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Argentina confirma primer caso de nuevo coronavirus |url=https://teleantillas.com.do/internacionales/argentina-confirma-primer-caso-de-nuevo-coronavirus/ |publisher=Informaticos Celeancillas |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Australia confirmed eight more cases, bringing the total number to 38.<ref name="AusBiosecurity">{{cite web |title=Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia/australia-to-use-biosecurity-law-to-restrict-movements-of-coronavirus-patients-idUSKBN20Q06W |agency=Reuters |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed six more cases, two in Ontario and four in British Columbia, bringing the total to 33.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-confirms-two-new-cases-of-covid-19-total-rises-to-20-1.4836586| title=Ontario confirms two new cases of COVID-19, total rises to 20| website=ctvnews.ca| date=3 March 2020| first=Chris| last=Herhalt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-china-southkorea-1.5483347| title=WHO warns shortages leave health workers 'dangerously ill-equipped' to fight COVID-19| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200303220822/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-china-southkorea-1.5483347| archive-date=3 March 2020| url-status=live| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/newsalert-3-more-coronavirus-cases-in-b-c-33-people-now-infected-in-canada| title=NewsAlert: 3 more coronavirus cases in B.C., 33 people now infected in Canada| website=National Post| date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Chile confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirman primer caso de coronavirus en Chile: Paciente se encuentra en Talca |url=https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/293583-coronavirus-chile-talca-doctor-contagio-ministerio-de-salud-minsal.html |publisher=Meganoticias |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* China confirmed 125 new cases, the lowest number of new cases since January, bringing the total number to 80,151. 31 new deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 2,943.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: China reports 125 new cases, 31 new deaths; lowest number of new cases since January |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-china-reports-125-new-cases-31-new-deaths |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ecuador confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 10.
* France confirmed 21 more cases, bringing the total number to 212. The fourth death was also reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=France reports 212 COVID-19 cases, four deaths |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/04/c_138840633.htm |agency=Xinhua News Agency |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 38 more cases, bringing the total number to 188.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 cases in Germany rise to 188, long-term existence of virus warned |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/03/c_138840385.htm |agency=Xinhua News Agency |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Gibraltar confirmed its first case, a person who had travelled back from Northern Italy via Malaga airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirmed Case of COVID-19 |url=https://www.gibraltar.gov.gi/press-releases/confirmed-case-of-covid-19-1372020-5641 |publisher=HM Government of Gibraltar |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran confirmed that 23 MPs were diagnosed with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=23 Iran MPs have coronavirus: Deputy Speaker |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/03/23-Iran-MPs-have-coronavirus-Deputy-Speaker.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref> The country confirmed 835 more cases with 11 more deaths, bringing the total number to 2,336 and 77, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51723398 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305001254/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51723398 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second case of coronavirus confirmed in east of country |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0303/1119921-coronavirus/ |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 466 new cases and 28 deaths, bringing the total number to 2,502 and 80, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus, la diretta – Sono 2502 i contagi in Italia, 79 i morti, 55 solo in Lombardia. A Bergamo positivo un bambino di poche settimane |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/03/03/coronavirus-la-diretta-sono-2502-i-contagi-in-italia-79-i-morti-55-solo-in-lombardia-a-bergamo-positivo-un-bambino-di-poche-settimane/5723602/ |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Liechtenstein confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=In der Schweiz angesteckt: Erster positiver Fall in Liechtenstein |url=https://www.volksblatt.li/nachrichten/Liechtenstein/Vermischtes%20highlighted/vb/247067/in-der-schweiz-angesteckt-erster-positiver-fall-in-liechtenstein |publisher=Volksblatt |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed seven more cases, bringing the total number to 36.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Malaysia records 7 new cases to bring total to 36 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-malaysia-records-7-new-cases-to-bring-total-to-36 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* San Marino confirmed two new cases, bringing the total number to 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emergenza coronavirus a San Marino, 10 contagi: quasi uno su quattro positivo al test (in Italian) |url=https://www.fanpage.it/attualita/emergenza-coronavirus-a-san-marino-10-contagi-quasi-uno-su-quattro-positivo-al-test/ |website=fanpage.it |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 110.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Timothy |title=Two new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, one linked to Wizlearn Technologies; no new patients discharged |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/two-new-coronavirus-cases-in-singapore-one-linked-to-wizlearn-technologies-no-new |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 600 more cases, bringing the total number to 4,812. 12 more deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 34.<ref name="STSK3Mar">{{cite web |title=South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-south-korea-reports-600-new-cases-3-more-deaths |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref> 377 more cases were confirmed in the afternoon, along with two more deaths, taking total to 5,186 cases and 36 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 374 more cases of new coronavirus, total now at 5,186 |url=https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200303010100320 |agency=Yonhap News Agency |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed the first death in the country, a person who died on 13 February, making him the earliest recorded death in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spain reports first coronavirus death: official |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/spain-reports-first-coronavirus-death-official-1.1583264338779 |website=Gulf News |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref> The country reported 31 more cases, bringing the total number to 151.<ref>{{cite web |title=worldwide, 4 March 2020 |url=https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/geographical-distribution-2019-ncov-cases |publisher=Europa (web portal) |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206114625/https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/geographical-distribution-2019-ncov-cases |archive-date=6 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed 15 more cases, bringing the total number to 30.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Silverberg|first=Josefin|url=https://omni.se/fordubbling-av-smittade-pa-en-dag-sex-nya-fall-har-bekraftats-i-stockholm/a/mR4BkO|title=Fördubbling av smittade på en dag – sex nya fall har bekräftats i Stockholm|date=3 March 2020|work=Omni|access-date=3 March 2020|language=sv}}</ref>
* Ukraine confirmed its first case, a person having travelled from Italy via Romania.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine reports first coronavirus case – health official |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ukraine/ukraine-reports-first-coronavirus-case-health-official-idUSKBN20Q0ZH |agency=Reuters |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303181146/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ukraine/ukraine-reports-first-coronavirus-case-health-official-idUSKBN20Q0ZH |archive-date=3 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 12 new cases, bringing the total number to 51.<ref>{{cite web |title=UK now has 51 confirmed cases of coronavirus: health minister |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-hancock/uk-now-has-51-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-health-minister-idUSKBN20Q1PH |agency=Reuters |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed three more deaths, bringing the total to 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/us-coronavirus-deaths-climb-to-9-as-washington-state-confirms-new-fatalities.html|title=US coronavirus deaths climb to 9 as Washington state confirms new fatalities|last=Feuer|first=William|date=3 March 2020|publisher=CNBC|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref> The first case of coronavirus in North Carolina was reported, coming from the nursing home in Washington state responsible for the first deaths from the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=First North Carolina novel coronavirus case confirmed in Wake County |url=https://abc11.com/health/first-nc-novel-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-wake-county/5982249/ |website=ABC 11 |accessdate=3 March 2020 |date=3 March 2020}}</ref> Another case in Florida was presumptively confirmed positive, bringing the total number of Floridian cases to three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/florida-coronavirus-update-for-tuesday-march-3-another-e2-80-98presumptive-positive-e2-80-99-case-in-state-reported/ar-BB10GUBf|title=Florida coronavirus update for Tuesday, March 3: Another 'presumptive positive' case in state reported|publisher=MSN|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref> The number of cases stood at 126, increasing by 24 from 102.
=== 4 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 44:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200304-sitrep-44-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=783b4c9d_2|title=Situation Report 44|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 4.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2020/03/04/ministerio-da-saude-confirma-terceiro-paciente-com-coronavirus-em-sp-um-quarto-caso-aguarda-contraprova.ghtml|title=Ministério da Saúde confirma terceiro paciente com coronavírus no Brasil; quarto caso em SP aguarda contraprova|website=G1|date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed one more case in British Columbia, bringing the total number to 34.<ref>{{cite web |title=B.C. woman in critical condition with presumed COVID-19 coronavirus would be Canada's 34th case |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/cp-newsalert-woman-with-presumed-case-of-covid-19-in-critical-condition-in-b-c |website=National Post |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* China confirmed 119 new cases, bringing the total number to 80,270. 38 new deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 2,981.<ref>{{cite web |title=China reports fall in new coronavirus cases for third day, 38 more deaths |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-fall-in-new-coronavirus-cases-for-third-day-38-more-deaths |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Faroe Islands confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joensen |first1=Torleif |title=First case of Corona virus confirmed in the Faroe Islands |url=http://local.fo/first-case-of-corona-virus-in-the-faroe-islands/ |publisher=loclal.fo |accessdate=4 March 2020|date=4 March 2020 }}</ref>
* France confirmed 73 more cases, bringing the total number to 285.<ref>{{cite web |title=France says it now has 285 confirmed cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france/france-says-it-now-has-285-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20R2VY |agency=Reuters |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 52 more cases, bringing the total number to 240.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Şimşek |first1=Ayhan |title=Coronavirus cases surge to 240 in Germany |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/coronavirus-cases-surge-to-240-in-germany/1754399 |publisher=Anadolu Agency |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hong Kong confirmed a case of human-to-animal transmission involving a pet dog.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pet dog infected with COVID-19, Hong Kong authorities confirm |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-pet-dog-confirmed-covid19-infection-quarantine-12502690 |website=CNA |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hungary confirmed its first cases, two Iranian students who were asymptomatic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Két koronavírusos beteg van Magyarországon |url=https://www.magyarhirlap.hu/kronika/20200304-ket-koronavirusos-beteg-van-magyarorszagon |publisher=Magyar Hirlap |accessdate=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed 23 more cases, including 15 Italian tourists, bringing the total number to 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=15 Italian tourists, 1 Indian driver test positive for coronavirus, says govt |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-15-italian-tourists-test-positive-confirmed-cases-rise-to-21-in-india-1652237-2020-03-04 |website=indiatoday.in |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=29th coronavirus case in India: After 15 Italian tourists, Paytm employee tests positive for Covid-19 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/coronavirus-covid19-paytm-employee-tests-positive-gurugram-1652475-2020-03-04 |website=indiatoday.in |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iraq confirmed its first death from the coronavirus.<ref name="Iraq4Mar">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Iraq confirms first death; Poland announces first infection |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/coronavirus-iraq-confirms-first-death-poland-announces-first-infection |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 28 more deaths, bringing the total to 107. This made it the highest jump in a single day. The country confirmed 587 new cases, bringing the total number to 3,089.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/03/04/coronavirus-la-diretta-i-contagi-sono-3089-107-morti-295-in-terapia-intensiva-276-guariti-confermata-sospensione-lezioni-in-tutte-le-scuole-e-universita-conte-allue-chiederemo-tutta-la-fl/5724878/ | title=Coronavirus, i contagi sono 3089: 107 morti, 295 in terapia intensiva, 276 guariti. Confermato stop lezioni in scuole e università. Conte firma il decreto: "All'Ue chiederemo tutta la flessibilità necessaria"| date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cases in Japan had topped the 1,000 mark (including 706 cases on the cruise ship ''Diamond Princess'' which the World Health Organization classifies as being located "on an international conveyance" and not in Japan) with the first confirmed case in Yamaguchi prefecture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese coronavirus infections reach 1,000, including cruise ship cases |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-japan-coronavirus-infections-diamond-princess-1000-12498476 |website=CNA |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 14 more cases, bringing the total number to 50.<ref>{{cite web |title=14 new cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia, new cluster identified |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-malaysia-new-cases-cluster-khazanah-covid-19-12500430 |website=CNA |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed its second case of the coronavirus. The infected individual had returned the previous week from Italy with her family on an [[Air New Zealand]] flight from Singapore to Auckland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Second case of coronavirus confirmed in New Zealand |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/410909/second-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-new-zealand |accessdate=4 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minister @SzumowskiLukasz w #MZ: Mamy pierwszy przypadek zakażenia koronawirusem w Polsce. Wszystkie procedury zadziałały prawidłowo. Pacjent przebywa w Zielonej Górze. Wszystkie osoby, które miały kontakt z zakażonym pacjentem zostały objęte kwarantanną. |url=https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1235100203432185856 |website=Twitter |publisher=Ministerstwo Zdrowia |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* San Marino confirmed five more cases, bringing the total number to 15.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.libertas.sm/notizie/2020/03/04/san-marino-coronavirus-casi-positivi-in-aumento.html|title=San Marino. Coronavirus, casi positivi in aumento: 15 (in Italian)|date=4 March 2020|website=libertas.sm|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to 112.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kurohi |first1=Rei |title=2 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including assistant cook at pre-school in International Business Park |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/2-new-covid-19-cases-in-singapore-including-non-teaching-staff-at-enrichment-school |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovenia confirmed its first case, a person who had travelled through Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.si/novice/2020-03-04-v-sloveniji-potrjen-prvi-primer-okuzbe-z-novim-koronavirusom/|title=V Sloveniji potrjen prvi primer okužbe z novim koronavirusom {{!}} GOV.SI|website=Portal GOV.SI|language=sl|access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 516 more cases, bringing the total number to 5,328.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: South Korea reports 516 new cases, bringing total to 5,328 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-south-korea-reports-516-new-cases-bringing-total-to-5328 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref> Another 293 cases were confirmed in the afternoon, bringing the total number to 5,621.<ref>{{cite web |title=No. of COVID-19 Cases in S. Korea Rises to 5,621 |url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=151776 |website=KBS World |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed 22 more cases, bringing the total number to 52.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/32-fall-av-coronaviruset-i-sverige-1/|title=Fler fall av coronavirus – 22 nya smittade|date=4 March 2020|work=Expressen|access-date=5 March 2020|language=sv}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 34 new cases, then Northern Ireland confirmed an additional two, bringing the total number to 87.<ref name="UK4Mar">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus cases in UK jump to 87 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51741001 |website=BBC |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304150349/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51741001 |archive-date=4 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 11 total deaths, with the first death outside of Washington state in California. California's total of infections has jumped to 51.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus Live Updates: As Infections Spread in U.S., Lawmakers Expected to Provide Emergency Aid |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/world/coronavirus-news.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=4 March 2020 |date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304052003/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/world/coronavirus-news.html |archive-date=4 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The country confirmed 33 new cases, bringing the total number to 159.
=== 5 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 45:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200305-sitrep-45-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=ed2ba78b_2|title=Situation Report 45|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Algeria confirmed nine additional cases, bringing the total number to 17.<ref>{{cite web |title=Algeria confirms nine new coronavirus cases, total up to 17 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2020/03/05/Algeria-confirms-nine-new-coronavirus-cases-Health-ministry.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium confirmed 27 new cases, bringing the total number to 50.<ref>{{cite web |title=27 nieuwe gevallen van Covid-19 |url=https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/2020/03/05/27-nieuwe-gevallen-van-covid-19/ |publisher=info-coronavirus.be |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed three new cases, bringing the total to 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://business.financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/brazil-confirms-8th-coronavirus-case-as-it-spreads-across-country|title=Brazil confirms 8th coronavirus case as it spreads across country|website=business.financialpost.com|date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the first two cases in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus reached Bosnia-Herzegovina, authorities to issue official statement |url=https://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2020&mm=03&dd=05&nav_id=108061 |website=b92.net |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed 11 new cases in Ontario, and the first one in [[Alberta]], bringing the total to 45.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/coronavirus-live-updates-canada-covid19-covid-19-china-italy| title=Coronavirus live updates: B.C. and Ontario announce new COVID-19 cases, while Alberta gets its first| website=National Post| accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* China confirmed 139 new cases, bringing the total number to 80,409. 31 new deaths were also confirmed (all in Hubei), bringing the total to 3,012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mainland China reports 139 new coronavirus cases, 31 deaths all in Hubei |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/mainland-china-reports-139-new-coronavirus-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ecuador confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ecuador Isolates Navy Ship after Virus Contacts Discovered |url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/269833-ecuador-isolates-navy-ship-after-virus-contacts-discovered |website=naharnet.com |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed the first case in an Egyptian national, who had recently travelled from Serbia via France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt records first coronvirus case in Egyptian national |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/05/Egypt-records-first-coronvirus-case-in-Egyptian-national.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* France registered 92 new confirmed cases, taking the total number of cases to 377. It also saw deaths rise from 4 to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=France reports two more COVID-19 deaths |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/france-reports-two-more-covid19-deaths-netherlands-cases-incre-12506446 |publisher=CNA |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> This then rose to 423 total cases and 7 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le point sur l'épidémie due au coronavirus en France : 423 cas, 7 morts et toutes les régions désormais touchées |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2020/03/05/coronavirus-les-autorites-se-preparent-au-stade-3-de-l-epidemie-en-france_6031878_3244.html |newspaper=Le Monde |accessdate=5 March 2020|date=5 March 2020 }}</ref> [[Jean-Luc Reitzer]], was the first Assembly member to be diagnosed with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qui est Jean-Luc Reitzer, le député contaminé par le coronavirus ? |url=https://www.msn.com/fr-fr/actualite/france/qui-est-jean-luc-reitzer-le-d%c3%a9put%c3%a9-contamin%c3%a9-par-le-coronavirus/ar-BB10PrRW |publisher=MSN |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Georgia confirmed five new cases, all of whom had recently returned from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=კორონავირუსით ინფიცირებული 5 ახალი პაციენტიდან, მხოლოდ ერთს აღენიშნება ტემპერატურა და მსუბუქი ყელის ტკივილი |url=https://www.kvirispalitra.ge/public/61715-koronavirusith-inficirebuli-5-akhali-pacientidan-mkholod-erths-aghenishneba-temperatura-da-msubuqi-yelis-tkivili.html |publisher=Kvirispalitra |accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 87 new cases, taking it to a total of 349.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mehr als 100 Neuinfektionen in Deutschland in den letzten 24 Stunden nachgewiesen |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/coronavirus-breitet-sich-aus-mehr-als-100-neuinfektionen-in-deutschland-in-den-letzten-24-stunden-nachgewiesen/25560996.html |work=Der Tagesspiegel |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Greece confirmed its tenth case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greece reports tenth COVID-19 case |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/250247/article/ekathimerini/news/greece-reports-tenth-covid-19-case |publisher=Ekathimerini |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> It later confirmed an additional 21 cases, taking it to a total of 31.<ref>{{cite web |title=Σωτ. Τσιόδρας: Στα 31 τα κρούσματα του κοροναϊού στην Ελλάδα (in Greek) |url=https://www.amna.gr/home/article/436669/Sot-Tsiodras-Sta-31-ta-krousmata-tou-koronaiou-stin-Ellada-- |agency=Athens News Agency |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 30.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus update: New case reported from Ghaziabad, India now has 30 patients |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-update-new-case-reported-from-ghaziabad-india-now-has-30-patients-11583401881606.html |website=Live Mint |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran saw its largest daily increase in cases, with 591 new cases, taking it to a total of 3,513 confirmed cases. It also saw 15 new deaths, increasing its total to 107.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/IranNewspaper/status/1235512482413850624 |website=Twitter |publisher=Iran Newspaper |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref> [[Hossein Sheikholeslam]], a diplomat and a former member of parliament and Iran's former ambassador to Syria died from the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=حسین شیخ الاسلام، دیپلمات و معاونت امور بینالملل مجمع جهانی تقریب مذاهب اسلامی بر اثر ابتلا به ویروس کرونا درگذشت. |url=https://twitter.com/FarsNews_Agency/status/1235652390201815041 |website=Twitter |agency=Fars News Agency |accessdate=5 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed six new cases, bringing the total number to 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has this evening been informed of seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. |url=https://twitter.com/roinnslainte/status/1235668159874641920 |website=Twiitter |publisher=Department of Health |accessdate=5 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Israel confirmed two new cases, bringing the total to 17. And of these was a bus driver from East Jerusalem who drove a group of Greek tourists in Israel and the West Bank, the other having recently returned from Italy.<ref name="IL">{{cite web|title=17 Israelis have coronavirus as country defends travel bans, quarantines |url=https://m.jpost.com/Breaking-News/16th-Israeli-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-619908|website=The Jerusalem Post|accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy reported 769 new cases and 41 new deaths, bringing the total number to 3,850 and 148 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid-19: i casi in Italia alle ore 18 del 5 marzo |url=http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/nuovocoronavirus/dettaglioNotizieNuovoCoronavirus.jsp?lingua=italiano&menu=notizie&p=dalministero&id=4157 |accessdate=5 March 2020 |ref=Ministero della Salute}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed five more cases, bringing the total number to 55.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Povera |first1=Adib |title=Five new Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, tally at 55 |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/572049/five-new-covid-19-cases-malaysia-tally-55 |website=New Straits Times |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Martinique confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite web|title=Coronavirus : deux cas confirmés en Martinique|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/coronavirus-deux-cas-confirmes-martinique-807587.html|website=Martinique la 1ère|language=fr-FR|date=5 March 2020|access-date=5 March 2020|publication-date=}}</ref>
* The Netherlands confirmed 44 new cases, bringing the total number to 82.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus infections jump to 82 in the Netherlands: RIVM |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands/coronavirus-infections-jump-to-82-in-the-netherlands-rivm-idUSKBN20S1T5 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed its third case, an [[Auckland]] man who had contracted the virus after family members had returned from a trip to Iran. Relatives of the man at two Auckland schools, [[Auckland Grammar School]] and Ormiston Junior College, had also been placed into isolation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: What we know about the third confirmed case of coronavirus |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/120025480/coronavirus-third-confirmed-case-for-new-zealand |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (company)]] |date=5 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walls |first1=Jason |title=Coronavirus: Third case is Auckland man whose family returned from Iran |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12314140 |accessdate=5 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Norway confirmed six new cases, bringing the total number to 66.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live-oppdatering: coronavirusets spredning i Norge og verden |url=https://www.vg.no/spesial/2020/corona-viruset/ |publisher=VG |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Pakistan confirmed a sixth case, a 69-year-old man in [[Karachi]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1538651| title=Pakistan's sixth coronavirus case emerges in Karachi| date=5 March 2020| website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref>
* Palestine reported its first cases in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Seven staff at a hotel were reported to be infected by visiting tourists from Greece.<ref>{{cite web |title=Palestinian Authority confirms 7 cases of coronavirus |url=https://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Palestinian-Authority-reports-multiple-suspected-coronavirus-cases-619845 |work=The Jerusalem Post |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> These tourists were the same ones who the Israeli bus driver was infected from.<ref name="IL"/>
* Russia confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 6 |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/06/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-6-a69117 |work=The Moscow Times |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia confirmed three additional cases, bringing the total number to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/SaudiMOH/status/1235540367631581184 |website=Twitter |publisher=Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health |accessdate=5 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Scotland confirmed three more cases, bringing the total to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Scotland: Three new confirmed cases of deadly virus in Scotland taking total to six |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/coronavirus-scotland-three-new-confirmed-21635669 |work=Daily Record |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed five more cases, bringing the total number to 117.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choo |first1=Yun Ting |title=5 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore: 4 linked to new cluster involving Safra Jurong private dinner |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/5-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-including-4-linked-to-a-new-cluster-a-private-dinner |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Africa records its first case in the KwaZulu-Natal province.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/breaking-sas-first-positive-case-of-covid-19-confirmed-20200305|title=Coronavirus: SA's first positive case of Covid-19 confirmed|date=5 March 2020|website=News24|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 145 more cases, bringing the total number to 5,766. The death toll had reached 35.<ref name="SKorea5Mar">{{cite web |title=South Korea's coronavirus total nears 6,000, with 35 deaths |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-438-new-coronavirus-cases-total-5766 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref> Another 322 more cases and 6 more deaths are confirmed later in the afternoon, bringing the total to 6088 cases and 41 deaths respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,088, death toll at 41 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/05/c_138846675.htm |agency=Xinhua News Agency |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain had confirmed that the total number of cases had risen to 234.<ref>{{cite web |title=Últimas noticias del coronavirus, en directo {{!}} España permanece en fase de contención con 234 casos |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-03-05/ultimas-noticias-del-coronavirus-en-directo.html |publisher=El Pais |accessdate=5 March 2020|date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed 42 more cases, bringing the total number to 94.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7420297|title=Just nu: Ytterligare 28 coronafall i Stockholm|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305174215/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7420297|archive-date=5 March 2020|language=sv}}</ref>
* Switzerland reported its first death from the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus : 1er décès dans le canton de Vaud |url=https://www.vd.ch/toutes-les-autorites/departements/departement-des-institutions-et-de-la-securite-dis/police-cantonale-vaudoise-polcant/medias/communiques-de-presse/news/12542i-coronavirus-1er-deces-dans-le-canton-de-vaud/ |publisher=Etat De Vaud |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom's total increased to 90. The UK also later confirmed the total number of cases had increased further up to 116, as well as recording the first death in the country, an older person with underlying health conditions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Older patient becomes first virus fatality in UK|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51759602 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=5 March 2020 |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* One additional death in Washington state brought the U.S. total to 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/coronavirus-washington-cases-increase-70-death-toll-increases-11/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/|title=Coronavirus: Washington cases increase to 70; death toll increases to 11|publisher=KIRO|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> The United States saw a significant increase in cases, with 31 new cases in Washington state.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) |url=https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus |publisher=Washington State Department of Health |accessdate=5 March 2020}}</ref> In New York state, cases doubled to 22.<ref>{{cite web |title=New York state coronavirus cases double to 22 with more testing: governor says |url=https://thetop10news.com/2020/03/05/new-york-state-coronavirus-cases-double-to-22-with-more-testing-governor-says/ |publisher=TheTop10News |accessdate=5 March 2020|date=5 March 2020 }}</ref> [[Colorado]]'s first two cases were confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/2020/03/05/colorado-coronavirus-case-is-states-first-positive-health-officials-say/|title=Colorado Coronavirus Case Details: Two Cases — One In Summit County, One In Douglas County|first=Colorado Public Radio|last=Staff|website=Colorado Public Radio}}</ref> In total, the US confirmed 69 more cases, bringing the total number to 228. Three more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 14.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
=== 6 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 46:<ref name="auto7">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200306-sitrep-46-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=96b04adf_2|title=Situation Report 46|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Austria announced 13 new cases, taking its total to 55.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Belgium confirmed 59 new cases, bringing the total to 109.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/98875/coronavirus-belgium-reaches-109-cases-covid-19-flanders-brussels-wallonia/|title=Coronavirus: Belgium reaches 109 confirmed cases|date=6 March 2020|website=The Brussels Times|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bhutan announced its first case, an American tourist who had recently also travelled to India after leaving the United States on 18 February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release First confirmed COVID-19 case in Bhutan |url=https://www.facebook.com/410112025768173/posts/2750933261686026/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Prime Minister's Office Bhutan |accessdate=6 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://kuenselonline.com/first-confirmed-coronavirus-case-in-bhutan/|title=First confirmed Coronavirus case in Bhutan – KuenselOnline|website=kuenselonline.com|access-date=6 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306193833/https://kuenselonline.com/first-confirmed-coronavirus-case-in-bhutan/|archive-date=6 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed five new cases, bringing the total number to 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/06/brasil-tem-13-casos-confirmados-de-novo-coronavirus.ghtml|title=Brasil tem 13 casos confirmados de novo coronavírus|website=Bem Estar|date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cameroon confirmed its first case, a French citizen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MINSANTE.PageOfficielle/posts/3360924233923031|title=Ministère de la Santé Publique du Cameroun|website=facebook.com}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed four new cases in Ontario, bringing the total to 51 with 26 from Ontario. A husband and wife returned from the cruise ship ''Grand Princess'' in California and two men returned from [[Iran]] and [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2020/03/ontario-confirms-new-positive-cases-of-covid-19-4.html| title=Ontario Confirms New Positive Cases of COVID-19| date=6 March 2020| website=ontario.ca| publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306162854/https://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2020/03/ontario-confirms-new-positive-cases-of-covid-19-4.html| archive-date=6 March 2020| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-reports-3-new-covid-19-cases-total-count-rises-to-26-1.4841581| title=Ontario reports 3 new COVID-19 cases, total count rises to 26| website=cp24.com| first=Chris| last=Herhalt| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306165743/https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-reports-3-new-covid-19-cases-total-count-rises-to-26-1.4841581| archive-date=6 March 2020| url-status=live| date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* China confirmed 143 new cases, bringing the total number to 80,552. 30 new deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 3,042. Hubei had no cases as a result.<ref>{{cite web |title=截至3月5日24时新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情最新情况 |url=http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yjb/s7860/202003/b59dbcc84ed1498292714975039dcdc9.shtml |publisher=National Health Commission |accessdate=6 March 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: China reports 143 new cases, 30 new deaths |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-china-reports-143-new-cases-30-new-deaths |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref> In addition, the country detected 4 new cases in Beijing, all visiting Italian nationals.<ref>{{cite web |title=北京新增4例境外输入新冠肺炎病例 |url=http://wjw.beijing.gov.cn/xwzx_20031/wnxw/202003/t20200306_1681226.html |publisher=Beijing Municipal Health Commission |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Colombia confirmed its first case, a woman who recently travelled from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombia confirma su primer caso de COVID-19 |url=https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Paginas/Colombia-confirma-su-primer-caso-de-COVID-19.aspx |publisher=Ministerio de Salud y Proteccion |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Costa Rica has confirmed its first case involving an American from New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ticotimes.net/2020/03/06/updates-costa-rica-monitoring-several-suspected-cases-of-coronavirus|title=Updates: Costa Rica confirms first case of coronivirus|website=ticotimes.net|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed 12 additional cases, bringing the total number to 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total of 15 coronavirus cases confirmed in Egypt |date=5 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/06/Total-of-15-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-in-Egypt.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed 190 new cases and two additional deaths, bringing the total to 613 cases and 9 deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Germany confirmed 185 new cases, taking it to a total of 534.<ref>{{cite web |title=Germany reports 134 new coronavirus cases: Robert Koch Institute |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/germany-reports-134-new-coronavirus-cases-robert-koch-institute |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref> 105 more cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 639.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus latest: Global cases reach 100,000 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-latest-global-cases-reach-100000/a-52657896 |website=DW |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=6 March 2020 |quote=The number of COVID-19 cases in Germany has risen to 639, announced Germany's Robert Koch Institute on Friday evening.}}</ref>
* The cruise ship {{ship||Grand Princess}} announced it had 21 people on board testing positive.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Greece confirmed 14 additional cases.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Iceland confirmed six additional cases, bringing the total to 43.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2020/03/06/state_of_emergency_declared_in_iceland_due_to_covid/|title=State of Emergency Declared in Iceland due to COVID-19|website=Iceland Monitor|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 31.<ref name="IndiaCases6Mar">{{cite news |title=India reports 31 coronavirus cases, all international passengers to be screened |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/28-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-in-india-gom-to-meet-today-health-minister-harsh-vardhan/articleshow/74472369.cms |newspaper=The Economic Times |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed two more cases, bringing the total number to four.
* Iran confirmed 1,234 new cases and 16 new deaths, taking its totals up to 4,747 cases and 124 deaths. They also reported 913 people had recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/FarsNews_Agency/status/1235878230604877825 |website=Twitter |agency=Fars News Agency |accessdate=6 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Italy announced 778 new cases and 49 new deaths.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EScSNdkXsAAghvt?format=jpg</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 28 new cases,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=KKMPutrajaya |number=1235871982043795456 |date=6 March 2020 |title=#COVIDー19 28 kes baru disahkan positif di Malaysia, 6 Mac 2020. Kebanyakan kes baru ini adalah generasi kedua (kontak rapat kpd kontak rapat) kpd satu kes kluster. Keseluruhan 83 kes setakat ini, termasuk 23 yg sembuh dan discaj. Kenyataan penuh menyusul. }}</ref> the largest daily increase in the country's number of confirmed cases. This took the country's total to 83.<ref>{{cite news|title=28 more warded in record single-day Covid-19 cases |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/03/06/28-more-warded-in-record-single-day-covid-19-cases/ |work=[[Free Malaysia Today]] |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Netherlands reported its first death, and 44 new cases, bringing it to a total of 128 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dutch coronavirus toll rises to 128 cases, one fatality: Health authorities |date=5 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/06/Dutch-coronavirus-toll-rises-to-128-cases-one-fatality-Health-authorities.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed its fourth case: a man who is the partner of the second case confirmed on 3 March.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amber-Leigh |first1=Woolf |title=Fourth positive coronavirus result confirmed as Auckland woman's partner |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/120058900/fourth-positive-coronavirus-result-confirmed-as-auckland-womans-partner |accessdate=6 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (company)]] |date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ministry of Health confirms fourth case of coronavirus in NZ |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/ministry-health-confirms-fourth-case-coronavirus-in-nz |accessdate=6 March 2020 |work=[[1 News]] |date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* North Macedonia confirmed two additional cases, taking its total to 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two new coronavirus cases confirmed: health ministry v |url=https://mia.mk/two-new-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-health-ministry/?lang=en |publisher=MNA |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Peru confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=First coronavirus case in Peru reported |date=5 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/06/First-coronavirus-case-in-Peru-reported.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed four additional cases (two people that travelled from Italy, one person who travelled from United Kingdom and one person who travelled from Germany with the first case confirmed day earlier), taking their total to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1235959394665410560 |website=Twitter |publisher=Polish Ministry of Health |accessdate=6 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Portugal confirmed four additional cases (three in Porto and one in Lisbon), bringing the total to 13. All three cases in Porto had a connection with Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2020/03/06/coreia-do-sul-regista-518-novos-casos-de-coronavirus-em-24-horas-surto-ja-fez-3383-mortos/|title=Quatro novos casos de coronavírus em Portugal: três no Porto e um em Lisboa|last=Branco|first=Carolina|date=6 March 2020|website=Observador|language=pt-PT|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/1427252/mais-quatro-casos-confirmados-de-covid-19-em-portugal-total-sobe-para-13|title=Mais quatro casos confirmados de Covid-19 em Portugal. Total sobe para 13|date=6 March 2020|website=Notícias ao Minuto|language=pt|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar confirmed three new cases, taking it to a total of 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar confirms three new cases of coronavirus arriving from Iran, total up to 11 |date=6 March 2020 |url=https://ajelen.com/qatar-confirms-three-new-cases-of-coronavirus-arriving-from-iran-total-up-to-11/ |publisher=AJEL.SA |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Russia confirmed six more cases, bringing the total number to 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia reports six new cases of coronavirus including five in Moscow: Interfax |date=5 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/06/Russia-reports-six-new-cases-of-coronavirus-including-five-in-Moscow-Interfax.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Serbia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Potvrđen prvi slučaj korona virusa u Srbiji, muškarac u Subotici |url=http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view.aspx?izb=540577 |publisher=Tanjug Tacno |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 13 new cases, bringing the total number to 130. This was the largest increase of cases in a single day so far.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Timothy |last2=Kaur |first2=Karamjit |last3=Toh |first3=Ting Wei |title=13 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 9 linked to Safra Jurong dinner, and an SIA steward |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/13-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-including-9-linked-to-safra-jurong-dinner-and-an-sia |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=6 March 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovakia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovakia reports first case of coronavirus: prime minister |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200306084828-6r4o6 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 196 more cases, bringing the total number to 6,284. One more death was confirmed, bringing the total to 42.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea confirms 196 new coronavirus cases, total 6,284; deaths up by 7 to 42 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-confirms-196-new-coronavirus-cases-total-6284-deaths-up-by-7-to-42 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref> Another 309 cases and another death were later confirmed, bringing the total to 6,593 and 43 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea Reports 309 More COVID-19 Cases, Total Stands at 6,593 |url=https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=151837 |website=KBS World |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 104 additional cases, bringing the total number to 360.
* Sweden confirmed 43 additional cases, bringing the total number to 137.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7420297|title=21 nya fall i Stockholm – totalt 137 smittade|work=Sveriges Radio|access-date=6 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306214444/https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7420297|archive-date=6 March 2020|language=sv}}</ref>
* Switzerland announced 123 additional cases, raising it to a total of 210 cases and one fatality.
* Togo confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Cameroon and Togo confirm first cases |url=https://citizentv.co.ke/news/cameroon-and-togo-confirm-first-cases-of-coronavirus-325423/ |publisher=Citizen Digital |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* In the United Kingdom, the total number of cases were confirmed as 163, a rise of 47 and the highest day-on-day increase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: UK cases rise to 163, government confirms |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51771815 |work=BBC News |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* In the United States, the first three cases were confirmed in the state of Maryland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency – COVID 19 |url=https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Proclamation-COVID-19.pdf |publisher=The Office of Governor Larry Hogan |accessdate=7 March 2020|date=5 March 2020}}</ref> Two deaths in Florida were confirmed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/COVID-19/|title=2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)|website=Florida Department of Health|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Officials in the US state of Hawaii have confirmed their first case, a former passenger of the cruise ship ''Grand Princess''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Consillio |first1=Kristen |title=Hawaii's 1st case of coronavirus confirmed, Gov. David Ige announces |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/03/06/breaking-news/cruise-ship-that-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-increases-likelihood-of-infection-in-hawaii-lt-gov-josh-green-says/ |website=Star Advertiser |accessdate=7 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> In total, the US confirmed 104 more cases, bringing the total number to 332. One more death in Washington State plus two in Florida brought the total number of U.S. deaths to 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending/coronavirus-live-updates-cases-top-100000-globally/CYL4I5DJXBHDJEPHXUMB6V3JYU/|title=Coronavirus live updates: Amtrak cancels Washington-NYC nonstop service through May|last=Desk|first=Cox Media Group National Content|publisher=WSBTV|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/coronavirus-live-updates-american-tourist-1st-confirmed-case/story?id=69429757|title=2 die from coronavirus in Florida, raising US death toll to 17|website=ABC News|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> In California, a Santa Clara County resident died at home, whose death was attributed later in April to Covid-19.<ref name=sfchron22apr>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/First-known-U-S-coronavirus-death-occurred-on-15217316.php |date=22 April 2020 |author1=Erin Allday |author2=Matt Kawahara |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |title=First known U.S. coronavirus death occurred on Feb. 6 in Santa Clara County |accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref> WHO has different data: 19 new cases, 148 in total. 1 new death, 10 in total.<ref name="auto7"/>
* The Vatican City confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vatican reports first case of coronavirus in Vatican City |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/vatican-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-11583495141 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed one more case, bringing the total number to 17. It was the first case in three weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-vietnam-reports-first-case-in-three-weeks-but-risk-still-high|title=Coronavirus: Vietnam reports first case in three weeks, but risk still high|website=The Straits Times|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 7 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 47:<ref name="auto8">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200307-sitrep-47-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=27c364a4_2|title=Situation Report 47|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Afghanistan confirmed three additional cases, taking the total to 4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Afghanistan's confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 4 – health ministry spokesman |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200307051511-z0gp7 |publisher=Thomson Reuters Foundation News |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Argentina confirmed its first death, also the first in South America, a 64-year-old man who had travelled to Paris.<ref>{{cite web |title=Primera muerte por coronavirus en Argentina: era un hombre que había viajado a Francia y estaba internado en el Argerich |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2020/03/07/confirman-la-primera-muerte-por-coronavirus-en-argentina/ |accessdate=7 March 2020 |ref=Infobae}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed 19 new cases, taking the total number to 79.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain confirms 19 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 79 |date=6 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/07/Bahrain-confirms-19-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-79.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium confirmed 60 additional cases, bringing the total number to 169.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: 169 confirmed cases in Belgium |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/belgium-all-news/99094/leuven-test-centre-has-to-limit-coronavirus-tests-shortage-reagents-triage-gosselies/ |work=The Brussels Times |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed six new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number to 19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/07/ministerio-da-saude-confirma-17-casos-do-novo-coronavirus.ghtml |title=Ministério da Saúde confirma quatro novos casos do novo coronavírus; agora são 19 no país|date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed six additional cases, taking the total to 57.<ref>{{cite web |title=B.C. declares COVID-19 outbreak at North Vancouver care home, 6 new cases announced |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6645114/coronavirus-bc-cases-update-march-7/ |publisher=Global News |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed 33 new cases on a Nile cruise ship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt confirms 33 new cases of coronavirus on Nile cruise ship |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-egypt-idUSKBN20U0TK |agency=Reuters |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* France's total rose to 949 cases and 16 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=EN DIRECT – Coronavirus: un conseil de défense convoqué dimanche par Emmanuel Macron à l'Elysée |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/sante/en-direct-coronavirus-test-stade-3-epidemie-ecoles-gel-masques-oise-haut-rhin-morts-contaminations/ |publisher=BFM TV |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany confirmed 45 new cases, taking it to a total of 684.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of coronavirus patients in Germany jumps to 684 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/covid19-coronavirus-germany-mar-7-12512868 |website=CNA |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Another 116 cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 800.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronology: Germany and the Coronavirus |url=https://berlinspectator.com/2020/02/04/chronology-germany-and-the-coronavirus/ |website=The Berlin Inspector |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran confirmed 1,076 new cases and 21 additional deaths, taking it to a total of 5,823 infected and 145 dead. They also confirmed 16,000 cases were hospitalised as suspect cases and 1,669 cases had recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus death toll in Iran rises to 145, infections now 5,823 |date=6 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/07/Coronavirus-death-toll-in-Iran-rises-to-145-infections-now-5-823.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> Another MP, [[Fatemeh Rahbar]], died. She had recently been elected to the parliament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iranian MP dies as coronavirus cases hit 100,000 |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/101522/iranian-mp-dies-as-coronavirus-cases-hit-100000 |publisher=New Age World |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iraq confirmed 8 new cases taking the total to 46.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraq confirms eight new coronavirus cases, raising total to 46 |date=6 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/07/Iraq-confirms-eight-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-46.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 1,247 new cases and 36 new deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Maldives confirmed its first cases, two overseas hotel employees.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maldives confirms first coronavirus cases |url=https://maldives.net.mv/35976/maldives-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases/ |publisher=Maldives Insider |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 10 more new cases, bringing the total number to 93.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/07/covid-19-10-new-cases-detected-brings-total-to-93|title=Covid-19: 10 new cases detected, brings total to 93|date=7 March 2020|accessdate=7 March 2020|first=Rahimy|last=Rahim|work=The Star}}</ref>
* Malta reported its first three cases, an Italian family who were residents in Malta. They had gone on holiday to northern Italy and had been in self-quarantine before being tested for the coronavirus. They were now in isolation at [[Mater Dei Hospital]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First coronavirus case reported in Malta |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/first-coronavirus-case-reported-in-malta.776288 |work=[[The Times (Malta)]] |date=7 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307233527/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/first-coronavirus-case-reported-in-malta.776288 |archivedate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Moldova confirmed its first case, a person taken to hospital after arriving on a flight from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=În R. Moldova a fost înregistrat primul caz de COVID-19 |url=https://www.moldpres.md/news/2020/03/07/20002021 |publisher=Mold Press |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed its fifth case of the coronavirus: a woman who was the partner of the third COVID-19 case confirmed in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Fifth case confirmed in NZ |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12314739 |accessdate=7 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms 22 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE |url=https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 |website=gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com |accessdate=3 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307233133/https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 |archivedate=7 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Paraguay confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paraguay Registers First Case of Coronavirus Disease in Country |url=https://sputniknews.com/latam/202003071078505693-paraguay-registers-first-case-of-coronavirus-disease-in-country/ |publisher=Sputnik News |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Peru confirmed five more cases, bringing the total to six.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsa confirma seis casos de coronavirus en el Perú |url=https://peru21.pe/lima/minsa-confirma-seis-casos-de-coronavirus-en-lima-covid-19-noticia/ |publisher=Perú 21 |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed an additional case, bringing the total to 6.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1236259193797124096 |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=7 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed eight more cases, bringing the total number to 138.<ref name="SGCases7Mar">{{cite web |last1=Koh |first1=Fabian |title=8 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore; PA classes attended by patients from Safra Jurong cluster will be suspended for 14 days |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/8-new-coronavirus-cases-in-singapore-with-another-8-discharged |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=7 March 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 174 more cases and one more death, bringing the total number to 6,767 and 44 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea confirms 174 new COVID-19 cases, total to 6,767 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-south-korea-cases-12512040 |website=CNA |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> Another 274 new cases and 4 new deaths were later confirmed, taking the total to 7,041 and 48 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea's virus cases top 7,000; mass infection-hit apartment in Daegu under lockdown |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200307001056315?section=news |agency=Yonhap News Agency |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 70 new cases and 2 deaths. The total number of cases was now 516 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: 516 casos en 16 comunidades autónomas |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200307/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Arab Emirates confirmed 15 additional cases, taking its total to 45.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE reports 15 new coronavirus cases, with total now at 45 |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/uae-reports-15-new-coronavirus-cases-total-now-45/#.XmTDbvV2qEk.twitter |publisher=Gulf Business |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* In the United Kingdom, 42 additional cases and one additional death were confirmed, taking the total to 206 cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public |publisher=HM Government |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> 3 additional cases were confirmed in Northern Ireland later in the day,<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Three new cases in Northern Ireland |work=BBC News |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51786339 |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> taking the total to 209 cases.
* In the United States, the number of deaths rose to 19 with 16 in Washington,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doh.wa.gov/emergencies/coronavirus |title=
2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) |website=Washington State Department of Health}}</ref> 1 in California, and 2 in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/florida-coronavirus-international-travel-0fbf78c8-0afe-4ca1-a009-d42e43e1de11.html|title=Two dead in Florida after exposure to coronavirus from international travel|first=Orion|last=Rummler|website=Axios}}</ref> The total for the country increased to 444 confirmed cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tracking Every Coronavirus Case in the U.S.: Full Map |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> WHO has different data: 65 new confirmed cases, totalling 213. And 1 new death, 11 in total.<ref name="auto8"/>
* Vietnam confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam's coronavirus cases rise to 20 – health ministry |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/vietnams-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-20-health-ministry |work=National Post |accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 8 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 48:<ref name="auto6">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200308-sitrep-48-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=16f7ccef_4|title=Situation Report 48|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Albania confirmed the first two cases in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Primi 2 casi in Albania, erano tornati dall'Italia |date=8 March 2020 |url=http://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/2020/03/08/il-coronavirus-ha-contagiato-gia-100-paesi-nel-mondo_08d4179c-61bd-4c55-8944-5a556293be5c.html |publisher=Ansa Monda |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Austria confirmed 25 additional cases, taking its total to 104.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Stand, 08.03.2020, 08:00 Uhr |url=https://www.sozialministerium.at/Informationen-zum-Coronavirus/Neuartiges-Coronavirus-(2019-nCov).html |publisher=Austrian Government |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed 17 new cases, taking the total to 94.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.moh.gov.bh/COVID19 |title=فيروس الكورونا COVID-19|publisher=Ministry of Health Bahrain |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bangladesh confirmed its first three cases, two people who had come from Italy separately, and a contact of one of the cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=First 3 cases of coronavirus reported in Bangladesh |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2020/03/08/iedcr-3-affected-with-coronavirus-in-bangladesh |work=Dhaka Tribune |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium confirmed 31 additional cases, bringing the total number to 200.<ref>{{cite web |title=31 nieuwe besmettingen met het coronavirus covid-19 |url=https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/2020/03/08/31-nieuwe-besmettingen-met-het-coronavirus-covid-19/ |publisher=Belgian Government |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed six new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number in the country to 25.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/08/brasil-tem-21-casos-confirmados-de-coronavirus.ghtml|title=Brasil tem 25 casos confirmados de coronavírus|date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed its first four cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria confirms first two coronavirus cases |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/08/Bulgaria-confirms-first-two-coronavirus-cases-.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bulgaria confirms first four cases of coronavirus: health officials |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-bulgaria/bulgaria-confirms-first-four-cases-of-coronavirus-health-officials-idUSKBN20V09S |agency=Reuters |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada confirmed 12 new cases, bringing the total number to 69.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-coronavirus-cases-continue-to-climb-in-canada/| title=Coronavirus cases continue to climb in Canada| date=8 March 2020| website=The Globe and Mail| accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed its first death (and the first death in Africa) – a German national who was hospitalised on 1 March and then suffered respiratory failure caused by acute pneumonia on 7 March.<ref>{{cite web |title=Facebook post |url=https://www.facebook.com/EgyMohpSpokes/photos/a.353628178307691/1117110241959477/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Egypt Ministry of Health |accessdate=8 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed that the number of cases had risen to 1,126 and 19 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |publisher=Sante Publique France |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> [[Elisabeth Toutut-Picard]] became the second Assembly member to be diagnosed with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus : Elisabeth Toutut-Picard, la députée de Haute-Garonne contaminée |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/sante-sciences/coronavirus-une-deputee-de-haute-garonne-contaminee-1583604040 |publisher=France Bleu |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany's cases rose to over 1,000 with 1,018 cases confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bayerns Coronavirus-Krisenstab unterstützt Spahn-Vorschlag zu Großveranstaltungen – 67 weitere Coronavirus-Fälle in Bayern bestätigt |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.stmgp.bayern.de/presse/bayerns-coronavirus-krisenstab-unterstuetzt-spahn-vorschlag-zu-grossveranstaltungen-67/ |publisher=Pressemitteilung |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hong Kong confirmed four new cases, taking the total to 114, and a third death.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hong Kong records third coronavirus death: health authorities |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-hongkong/hong-kong-records-third-coronavirus-death-health-authorities-idUSKBN20V0I1 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed five additional cases, all in Kerala. This took the country's total up to 39.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES {{!}} Five test positive in Kerala; total cases jump to 39 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/live/2020/mar/08/coronavirus-live-updates--five-test-positive-in-kerala-total-cases-jump-to-39-2113779.html |work=The New Indian Express |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed two additional cases, taking them to 6 cases. One of the new cases was a male crew member from the Diamond Princess.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pasien Positif Virus Corona Bertambah Jadi 6 Orang |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200308162030-20-481536/pasien-positif-virus-corona-bertambah-jadi-6-orang |publisher=CNN Indonesia |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran confirmed 49 additional deaths, the highest daily toll in the country, taking it to a total of 194 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus death toll in Iran rises to 194: Health ministry |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/08/Coronavirus-death-toll-in-Iran-rises-to-194-Health-ministry-.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> Total cases had risen to 6,566, an increase of 743.
* Israel confirmed 11 additional cases, taking its total to 29.<ref>{{cite web |title=Benjamin Netanyahu may quarantine all travelers who enter Israel |url=https://www.jpost.com//Breaking-News/Breaking-28-Israelis-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-Health-Ministry-620244 |work=The Jerusalem Post |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed an additional 1,492 cases and 133 deaths, taking it to a total of 7,375 cases and 366 deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Kuwait confirmed an additional case, taking its total to 62.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait confirms new coronavirus case, total now at 62 |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/08/Kuwait-confirms-new-coronavirus-case-total-now-at-63.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Latvia confirmed an additional case.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/second-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-latvia.a350953/ |title=Second case of coronavirus confirmed in Latvia |date=8 March 2020 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Lebanon confirmed four more cases, bringing the total number to 32.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four new coronavirus cases detected in Lebanon, total 32 |date=7 March 2020 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/03/08/Four-new-coronavirus-cases-in-Lebanon-total-32.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed six new cases, bringing the total to 99.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia has 99 cases, second highest in South-east Asia after Singapore; cruise liner docks in Bali |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-has-99-cases-highest-in-se-asia-after-singapore-cruise-liner-docks-in-bali |work=The Straits Times |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed two additional cases, taking the total to 8. In the evening, three more cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Koronawirus w Polsce. Dwa nowe przypadki |date=8 March 2020 |url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/koronawirus-w-polsce-ile-osob-jest-zarazonych-koronawirusem/22z3pz2 |publisher=Onet |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Portugal confirmed four additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavírus: Hospital de São João regista mais quatro casos positivos. Número sobe para 25 |url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/08/sociedade/noticia/coronavirus-felgueiras-encerra-biblioteca-piscina-idaes-cancela-eventos-1906858 |publisher=Publico |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar confirmed three additional cases, taking their total to 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Qatar, total of 15 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/08/Three-new-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-Qatar-total-of-15-.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia confirmed four additional cases, bringing the total number to 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia confirms four new coronavirus cases |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2020/03/08/Saudi-Arabia-confirms-four-new-coronavirus-cases.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 12 new cases, bringing the total number to 150.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lai |first1=Linette |title=Coronavirus: 12 new cases in Singapore, including 9 from Safra Jurong cluster |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-12-new-cases-in-singapore-including-9-from-safra-jurong-cluster |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=8 March 2020 |date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain announced the new total was 616 cases, along with 17 deaths, an increase of seven.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: 616 casos en 17 comunidades autónomas |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200308/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Africa confirmed its third case, the wife of the first diagnosed case.<ref>{{cite web |title=THIRD CONFIRMED CASE OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA |url=http://www.nicd.ac.za/third-confirmed-case-of-covid-19-in-south-africa/ |publisher=National Institute of Communicable Diseases |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed an additional 93 new cases, taking its total to 7,134<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 367 new cases of coronavirus, total now at 7,134 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200308000400320 |agency=Yonhap News Agency |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> and two additional deaths, taking the total to 50.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor in virus-hit South Korean city says COVID-19 outbreak may be slowing |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/south-korea-covid-19-cases-daegu-outbreak-mar-8-12515636 |website=CNA |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=8 March 2020}}</ref> Another 179 cases were later confirmed, bringing the total to 7,313.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea's virus cases top 7,300 amid signs of infection slowdown |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200308000041 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=8 March 2020}}</ref>
* Switzerland confirmed there are now 332 confirmed cases, with all those people placed in isolation. There had been two deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/BAG_OFSP_UFSP/status/1236609977323790339 |website=Twitter |publisher=BAG – OFSP – UFSP |accessdate=8 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom announced an increase of 64 new cases, taking it to a total of 273 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus (COVID-19): latest information and advice |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public |publisher=HM Government |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> The UK also confirmed the third death in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Man in his 60s becomes third UK death|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51796072 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref> Five new cases were additionally confirmed in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 (coronavirus) |url=https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/covid-19-coronavirus |publisher=Public Health Northern Ireland |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 120 more cases, bringing the total number to 564. Two more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total number to 21.<ref>{{cite news |title=March 9 coronavirus news |url=https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-09-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> According to WHO, the number of confirmed cases was 213, total deaths 11. No new cases, no new deaths were recorded.<ref name="auto6"/>
* Vietnam confirmed ten more cases, bringing the total number to 30.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam records 21st coronavirus infection |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-records-21st-coronavirus-infection-4065955.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nine foreigners test Covid-19 positive in Vietnam |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/nine-foreigners-test-covid-19-positive-in-vietnam-4065964.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=8 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 9 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 49:<ref name="auto5">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200309-sitrep-49-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=70dabe61_4|title=Situation Report 49|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Australia's number of confirmed cases rose to 80, with six additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia just confirmed six more coronavirus patients |url=https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-09-20-intl-hnk/h_bc5e03182bdf4c09019f40ddb260fd90?utm |publisher=CNN |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed an additional 24 cases, taking the total to 118.<ref>{{cite web |title=فيروس الكورونا COVID-19 |url=https://www.moh.gov.bh/COVID19 |publisher=Ministry of Health, Government of Bahrain |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium confirmed 39 additional cases, bringing the total number to 239.<ref>{{cite web |title=39 nieuwe besmettingen met het coronavirus Covid-19 |url=https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/2020/03/09/39-nieuwe-besmettingen-met-het-coronavirus-covid-19/ |publisher=info-coronavirus.be |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed five new cases in the state of Rio de Janeiro, raising the total number to 30.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2020/03/09/rj-confirma-mais-5-casos-e-chega-a-8-infectados-pelo-novo-coronavirus.ghtml|title=RJ confirma mais 5 casos do novo coronavírus e total de infectados chega a 8|date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei's health ministry confirmed a first case of a local man who returned from Kuala Lumpur on 3 March. Symptoms began on 7 March and preliminary tests indicate the person is positive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brunei confirms first COVID-19 case |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-confirms-first-covid-19-case/ |accessdate=10 March 2020 |work=[[Borneo Bulletin]] |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Canada recorded its first COVID-19-related death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid19-coronavirus-first-death-bc-canada-1.5483932|title=1st COVID-19-related death in Canada recorded in B.C.|date=9 March 2020|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> The country also confirmed ten more cases, bringing the total number to 79.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6649955/alberta-coronavirus-covid-19-cases-monday/|title=7 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alberta: health officials|work=Global News|date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Colombia confirmed two additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus en Colombia: confirman dos nuevos casos en Medellín y Buga |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/salud/confirman-nuevos-casos-de-de-coronavirus-en-colombia-470492 |publisher=El Tiempo |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cyprus confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/03/09/breaking-news-two-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed/|title=BREAKING NEWS: Two cases of coronavirus confirmed|first=Staff|website=Cyprus Mail|access-date=9 March 2020|date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Finland confirmed seven new cases, bringing the total number to 30.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suomessa on todettu seitsemän uutta koronavirustartuntaa |url=https://thl.fi/fi/-/suomessa-on-todettu-seitseman-uutta-koronavirustartuntaa |publisher=THL |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* France saw [[Guillaume Vuilletet]] and [[Sylvie Tolmont]] confirmed as infected deputies,<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus à l'Assemblée: les députés Guillaume Vuilletet et Sylvie Tolmont contaminés |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/politique/coronavirus-a-l-assemblee-le-depute-larem-guillaume-vuilletet-fait-partie-des-contamines-1871790.html |publisher=BFM.TV |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> before [[Michèle Victory]] became the fifth deputy of the Assembly to be diagnosed with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus : un 5e député contaminé, il s'agit de la socialiste Michèle Victory élue en Ardèche |url=https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/5925027/coronavirus-un-5e-depute-contamine-il-sagit-de-la-socialiste-michele-victory-elue-en-ardeche.html |publisher=La Provence |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> The number of cases increased to 1,412.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |publisher=Sant Publique France |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> It was also confirmed that the culture minister, [[Franck Riester]], had tested positive.<ref>{{cite web |title=#Coronavirus : Franck Riester, le ministre de la Culture, testé positif mais "en forme" (cabinet) |url=https://twitter.com/afpfr/status/1237090636760854528 |website=Twitter |agency=Agence France-Presse |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Germany reported its first deaths with two fatalities. Cases increased to 1,176.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus-Fälle in Deutschland |url=https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/?fbclid=IwAR04HlqzakGaNssQzbz4d8o8R3gz0C910U8tvfYlBT6P0lVJJvHfk9uS2rc |publisher=Berliner Morgenpost |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guernsey confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Guernsey has first confirmed case |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-51801804 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hungary confirmed two new cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Újabb 2 új koronavírus-fertőzöttet diagnosztizáltak: egy iránit és egy magyart |url=https://koronavirus.gov.hu/cikkek/ujabb-2-uj-koronavirus-fertozottet-diagnosztizaltak-egy-iranit-es-egy-magyart |publisher=Government of Hungary |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed five additional cases, taking the total to 44.<ref>{{cite web |title=India's coronavirus count rises to 44 |url=https://thetechoftomorrow.com/indias-coronavirus-count-rises-to-44-toddler-among-new-cases-kerala-man-denies-hiding-travel-history/ |publisher=The Tech of Tomorrow |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 13 additional cases, bringing the total number to 19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pasien Positif Corona di Indonesia Bertambah Jadi 19 Orang |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200309172719-20-481849/pasien-positif-corona-di-indonesia-bertambah-jadi-19-orang |publisher=CNN Indonesia |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran announced an update to the total cases to 7,161, with a revised number of deaths to 237. New infections are 595 new cases and 43 additional deaths. Those recovered has reached 2,394.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Ireland confirmed three additional cases, taking the country's total to 24.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Italy saw confirmed cases rise to 9,172 and deaths to 463.<ref>{{cite web |title=Death toll in Italy from coronavirus rises to 463 with total number of cases rising to 9,172 |url=https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1237071283902386177 |website=Twitter |agency=Reuters |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Kuwait announced three additional cases, taking it to a total of 65.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait confirms three new coronavirus cases, total of 65 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/09/Kuwait-confirms-three-new-coronavirus-cases-total-of-65-.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Lebanon reported nine new cases, taking the total to 41.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Malaysia confirmed 18 new cases, taking it to 117.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=KKMPutrajaya|number=1236946930548137988|title=#COVIDー19 18 kes baru dilaporkan di Malaysia, 9 Mac 2020. Jumlah keseluruhan 117 kes setakat ini termasuk 2 kes dalam ICU. Kes gelombang kedua, hanya 6 mempunyai sejarah perjalanan ke luar negara. Kenyataan penuh KKM menyusul.|date=9 March 2020|language=Malay}}</ref>
* The Netherlands announced 56 additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actuele informatie over het nieuwe coronavirus (COVID-19) |url=https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/actuele-informatie-over-coronavirus |publisher=Netherlands Government |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Nigeria confirmed its second case, a Nigerian who had contact with the Italian first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus – Nigerian Government Confirms Second Case |url=https://africatodaynewsonline.com/2020/03/09/coronavirus-nigerian-government-confirms-second-case/ |publisher=Africa Today News |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Norway declared 11 additional cases. By the end of the day 227 cases had been confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Status koronavirus mandag 9. mars 2020 |url=https://www.fhi.no/nyheter/2020/status-koronavirus-mandag-9.-mars-2020/ |publisher=Health Instittute |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Oman reported two additional cases, both of whom had travelled to Iran. This took the country's total to 18, 17 of whom had travelled to Iran and one to Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two more new cases of coronavirus reported in Oman |url=https://timesofoman.com/article/2880606/Oman/Health/Two-more-new-cases-of-coronavirus-reported-in-Oman |work=Times of Oman |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirmed five new cases in the [[West Bank]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/palestine-confirms-5-more-coronavirus-cases/1759584|title=Palestine confirms 5 more coronavirus cases|website=aa.com.tr|access-date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama announced its first COVID-19 case, a 40-year-old Panamanian woman from Spain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Castrellón |first1=Teiga |last2=González |first2=Nimay |title=Ministerio de Salud confirma primer caso de coronavirus en Panamá |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/10/minsa-anuncia-coronavirus-panama/2656443.html |accessdate=10 March 2020 |work=[[Telemetro]] |date=9 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Núñez |first1=Odalis |title=Cuarenta pruebas de coronavirus en Panamá han dado negativo |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/09/cuarenta-pruebas-covid-19-panama/2656167.html |accessdate=10 March 2020 |work=[[Telemetro]] |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines confirmed 10 additional cases, doubling the current country count to 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Breaking: @DOHgovph reports 10 new cases of #COVID19 in the Philippines. This brings the total confirmed cases in the Philippines to 20. |url=https://twitter.com/WHOPhilippines/status/1236935944491511819 |website=Twitter |publisher=World Health Organization Philippines |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref> Another four cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 24.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gregorio |first1=Xave |title=Coronavirus cases in the Philippines jump to 24 |url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/3/9/Philippines-new-coronavirus-cases.html |website=CNN Philippines |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Pakistan saw nine new cases, bringing the total number to 16.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mandhro |first1=Sameer |title=Nine new coronavirus cases emerge in Karachi as Pakistan's tally jumps to 16 |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2172615/1-5th-coronavirus-case-emerges-karachi-tally-soars-8-pakistan/ |accessdate=9 March 2020 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed five more cases, bringing the total number to 16.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Saudi Arabia confirmed four additional cases, increasing the total to 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia confirms four new coronavirus cases, total rises to 15 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/09/Saudi-Arabia-confirms-four-new-coronavirus-cases-total-rises-to-15.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Scotland confirmed five additional case, bringing the total to 11.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Singapore confirmed 10 more cases, bringing the total number to 160.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Timothy |last2=Choo |first2=Yun Ting |title=10 new Covid-19 cases, CNY dinner at Safra Jurong biggest cluster; short-term visitors must now pay for treatment |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/10-new-covid-19-cases-cny-dinner-at-safra-jurong-biggest-cluster-short-term-visitors-must |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Africa confirmed another four cases, bringing the total number to 7.<ref>{{cite web |title=INFOGRAPHIC: Seven #Coronavirus cases now confirmed in South Africa. The number of South Africans who have tested positive for the coronavirus, has now increased to seven with four new cases confirmed |url=https://twitter.com/SABCNewsOnline/status/1237053641015668737 |website=Twitter |publisher=South African Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 69 new cases and one more death, bringing the total to 7,382 and 51 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korean PM says ‘turning point’ near in coronavirus fight |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-69-new-coronavirus-cases-bringing-total-7382 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=16 May 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> Another 96 cases were later confirmed, taking it to a total of 7,478.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea's virus cases near 7,500, but pace of new infections slows |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200309003455320 |agency=Yonhap News Agency |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain's numbers increased to 1,231 cases with 30 deaths, with 32 people having recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: más de 1.200 casos, casi la mitad en la Comunidad de Madrid |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200309/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden confirmed 45 additional cases, taking its total to 203.<ref>{{cite web |title=Över 200 smittade av corona – 14 nya fall i Stockholm |url=https://www.svd.se/tre-nya-fall-i-orebro--en-smittad-i-usa |work=Svenska Dagbladet |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> This later rose to 252 cases including the first confirmed local transmission case.
* Switzerland confirmed 42 new cases, rising to a total of 374.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/BAG_OFSP_UFSP/status/1236973163831087104 |website=Twitter |publisher=BAG – OFSP -UFSP |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United Arab Emirates reported 14 additional cases, taking its total to 59. Four were Emiratis and the remainder from various other nationalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE reports 14 new coronavirus cases, total reaches 59 |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2020/03/09/uae-reports-14-new-coronavirus-cases-total-reaches-59 |publisher=Gulf Today |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom's confirmed cases increased by two, with the confirmation of cases in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Health Wales statement on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak |url=https://phw.nhs.wales/news/public-health-wales-statement-on-novel-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china/ |publisher=NHS Wales – Public Health Wales |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> Figures released in the afternoon showed the UK had risen to 317 cases. A fourth death was reported,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leather |first1=Harry |title=Wolverhampton coronavirus patient becomes fourth to die in UK |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/health/2020/03/09/wolverhampton-coronavirus-patient-becomes-fourth-to-die-in-uk/ |work=Express & Star |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref> and then a fifth.
* The United States confirmed 153 additional cases, bringing the total number to 717. Five more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 26.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus death toll passes 4,000 worldwide |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-10-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> According to WHO, the number of confirmed cases is 213, total deaths 11. No new cases, no new deaths were recorded.<ref name="auto5"/>
* Vietnam confirmed an additional case, taking its total to 31.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry reports 31st COVID-19 infection case |url=http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Ministry-reports-31st-COVID19-infection-case/20203/39107.vgp |publisher=Vietnam Government |accessdate=9 March 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 10 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 50:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200310-sitrep-50-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=55e904fb_2|title=Situation Report 50|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Australia reported 14 new cases, taking the country to a total of 107.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Austria confirmed 25 additional cases, taking the total to 182.<ref>{{cite web |title=Update #Coronavirus: 182 bestätigte Erkrankungsfälle in Österreich. Genesene Personen: 4 #Covid19 |url=https://twitter.com/bmsgpk/status/1237389669010010115 |website=Twitter |publisher=Sozialministerium |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed one additional case, taking the total to 119.<ref>{{cite web |title=فيروس الكورونا COVID-19 |url=https://www.moh.gov.bh/COVID19 |publisher=Ministry of Health Bahrain |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium confirmed 28 new cases, bringing the total number to 267.<ref>{{cite web |title=28 nieuwe besmettingen met het coronavirus Covid-19 |url=https://www.info-coronavirus.be/nl/2020/03/10/28-nieuwe-besmettingen-met-het-coronavirus-covid-19/ |publisher=info-coronavirus.be |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bolivia confirmed its first cases, two women who had been in Italy, arriving the country without showing any symptoms.<ref>{{cite news|title= Confirman 2 casos de coronavirus en Bolivia|url=https://eldeber.com.bo/169041_confirman-dos-casos-de-coronavirus-en-bolivia|date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed four new cases, including the first case in Rio Grande do Sul, raising the total number to 34.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/10/brasil-tem-34-casos-confirmados-de-novo-coronavirus-diz-ministerio.ghtml|title=Brasil tem 34 casos confirmados de novo coronavírus, diz ministério|date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei confirmed six cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brunei Reports First Coronavirus Cases |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/10/world/asia/10reuters-health-coronavirus-brunei.html |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Brunei reports more coronavirus cases |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/10/brunei-reports-more-coronavirus-cases |accessdate=11 March 2020 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Brunei reports 5 more cases, bringing total to six |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-brunei-reports-5-more-cases-bringing-total-to-six |accessdate=11 March 2020 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed two additional cases, bringing the total to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buletin informativ 10.03.2020, ora 16:00 |url=http://www.bta.bg/bg/c/OF/id/2163630 |publisher=Ministry, Bulgaria |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Burkina Faso confirmed its first cases with two infections, a couple who had returned from France in February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burkina Faso: Authorities Confirms Two Coronavirus Cases |url=https://libertytvradio.com/burkina-faso-authorities-confirms-two-coronavirus-cases/ |publisher=Liberty TV |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* China saw only 19 new infections, 17 in Wuhan and 2 imported from overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: China says disease 'curbed' in Wuhan and Hubei |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51813876 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> 17 deaths were reported in Hubei.<ref>{{cite web |title=截至3月9日24时新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情最新情况 |url=http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yjb/s7860/202003/948a03ad76f54d3583a018785efd7be9.shtml |publisher=National Health Commission |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Democratic Republic of Congo reported its first case, a foreigner who flew into Kinshasa from Belgium who tested positive on arrival and was isolated.<ref>{{cite web |title=DR Congo announces first coronavirus case |url=https://www.universnewsroom.com/news/dr-congo-announces-first-coronavirus-case/ |publisher=Radio Universr |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> It was later confirmed by the Ministry of Health that the information they had originally released was incorrect and that the first case was rather a Congolese citizen returning From France, who had contacted the Health Services two days after his arrival in Congo and had been quarantined in a local neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congo Health Authorities Stumble With First Coronavirus Case Confusion |url=https://africa.timesofnews.com/breaking-news/congo-health-authorities-stumble-with-first-coronavirus-case-confusion.html |publisher=Africa Times of News |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Denmark confirmed 174 additional cases, taking it to 264 cases (including two in the Faroe Islands).<ref>{{cite web |title=Seneste tal på COVID-19 i Danmark |url=https://stps.dk/# |publisher=Government of Denmark |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* France saw cases rise to 1,784 people and 33 people dead, with 86 people in a serious condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=EN DIRECT – Coronavirus: 86 personnes dans un état grave en France |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/sante/direct-coronavirus-france-italie-chine-stade-3-confinement-quarantaine-cas-symptome-mort-paris-morbihan-oise-haut-rhin-disneyland-ecoles/ |publisher=BFM.TV |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Georgia confirmed eight additional cases, bringing the total to 23.<ref>{{cite web |title=8 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Georgia |url=https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/106240-8-new-cases-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-georgia |publisher=InterPress News |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany's number of case rose to 1,565, with the death roll remaining at 2. 341 new cases were reported in the previous 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus-Monitor |url=https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/?fbclid=IwAR04HlqzakGaNssQzbz4d8o8R3gz0C910U8tvfYlBT6P0lVJJvHfk9uS2rc |publisher=Berliner Morgenpost |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Greece confirmed five new cases, bringing the total number to 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anakoinwsh 5 Newn Kroysmatwn Sars-Cov-2 |url=https://www.moh.gov.gr/articles/ministry/grafeio-typoy/press-releases/6809-anakoinwsh-5-newn-kroysmatwn-sars-cov-2 |publisher=Ministry of Health (Greece) |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hong Kong confirmed an additional five cases, taking the total to 120 confirmed and 1 assumed case.<ref>{{cite web |title=CHP investigates five additional cases of COVID-19 |url=https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202003/10/P2020031000782.htm |publisher=Centre for Health Protection (Hong Kong) |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* India saw 18 additional cases, many in Kerala, taking the total to 62.<ref>{{cite web |title=8 New Coronavirus Cases In Kerala; Theatres, Colleges Closed Till April |url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/coronavirus-news-8-new-coronavirus-cases-in-kerala-theatres-colleges-closed-till-april-2192821 |publisher=NDTV |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed eight more cases, bringing the total number to 27.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pasien yang Dinyatakan Positif Virus Corona Bertambah 8 Orang |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/03/10/18214771/pasien-yang-dinyatakan-positif-virus-corona-bertambah-8-orang |publisher=Kompas |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Soeriaatmadja |first1=Wahyudi |title=Indonesia confirms 8 more coronavirus cases, total now 27 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-confirms-8-more-coronavirus-cases-total-now-27 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran's confirmed cases rose to 8,042 and deaths rose to 291.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of coronavirus cases in Iran jumps to 8,042 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/03/10/Number-of-coronavirus-cases-in-Iran-jumps-to-8-042.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland reported 10 additional cases, bringing the total number to 34.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: 10 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland; Total now at 34 |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/coronavirus-10-new-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-in-ireland-total-now-at-34-987105.html |publisher=Breaking News Ireland |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Israel confirmed seven more cases, taking the total to 58.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus spreads throughout Israel: 58 people diagnosed |url=https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/51st-Israeli-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-620424 |work=The Jerusalem Post |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 168 new cases and 977 more deaths, bringing the total to 10,149 and 631 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus in Italia, 10.149 casi e 631 morti: il bollettino del 10 marzo |url=https://www.corriere.it/salute/malattie_infettive/20_marzo_10/coronavirus-italia-10149-casi-631-morti-bollettino-10-marzo-008ff264-62e3-11ea-a693-c7191bf8b498.shtml?cmpid=tbd_6be163c8Io |publisher=Corriere Della Sera |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Italian coronavirus deaths jump 36% to 631 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healthcare-coronavirus-italy-tally/italian-daily-coronavirus-deaths-jump-36-to-631-idUSKBN20X2L6 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=24 May 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Jamaica confirmed its first case, a Jamaican national who travelled to the country from the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has also announced more travel restrictions. They will apply to Spain, France and Italy. Dr.Tufton urges the public to remain calm, and says the Health Ministry is doing all it needs to do to respond to the emergency. |url=https://twitter.com/jamaicastar/status/1237446441561358337 |website=Twitter |publisher=Jamaica Star |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Japan confirmed 59 new cases and three new deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=新型ウイルス 国内感染者は計567人に（クルーズ船など除く） |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200310/k10012324181000.html |publisher=NK Newsweb |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311054746/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200310/k10012324181000.html |archive-date=11 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Jersey confirmed its first case, a person who returned from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=First coronavirus case in Jersey confirmed |url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2020/03/10/breaking-first-coronavirus-case-in-jersey-confirmed/ |work=Jersey Evening Post |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kuwait announced four additional cases, increasing the total number to 69.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four new coronavirus cases in Kuwait, total now 69: Ministry |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/10/Four-new-coronavirus-cases-in-Kuwait-total-now-69.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Lebanon confirmed its first death from the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lebanon records its first death from coronavirus: Reports |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/10/Lebanon-records-its-first-death-from-coronavirus-Reports.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 12 additional cases, taking the total to 129.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tweet |url=https://twitter.com/KKMPutrajaya/status/1237367375470575617 |website=Twitter |publisher=KKM Putrajaya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Moldova confirmed two additional cases, taking the total to 3. The male and female, have both visited Italy in late February.<ref>{{cite web |title=Încă două cazuri de coronavirus, confirmate în Republica Moldova (VIDEO)|url=https://cotidianul.md/2020/03/10/inca-doua-cazuri-de-coronavirus-confirmate-in-republica-moldova/ |publisher=Cotidianul.md |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mongolia announced its first COVID-19 case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/10/20/mongolia-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-a-french-national|title=Mongolia confirms first coronavirus case, a French national|website=ABS-CBN News|date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Morocco confirmed its first death, and two additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morocco announces first coronavirus death |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2020/03/10/Morocco-announces-first-coronavirus-death.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Netherlands confirmed 61 additional cases and a fourth death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actuele informatie over het nieuwe coronavirus (COVID-19) |url=https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/actuele-informatie-over-coronavirus |publisher=Netherlands Government |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Northern Cyprus reported its first case, a 65-year-old German woman who was visiting as a tourist.<ref>{{cite web |title=German tourist tests positive for coronavirus in northern Cypress |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/10/German-tourist-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-northern-Cypress.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Norway confirmed 147 new cases, with total cases now standing at 374.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live-oppdatering: coronavirusets spredning i Norge og verden |url=https://www.vg.no/spesial/2020/corona-viruset/?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=row-1 |publisher=VG |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama announced its first death and seven new cases, bringing the total number to 8.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/11/minsa-coronavirus-panama/2660966.html|title=Minsa confirma 8 casos de coronavirus en Panamá, 66 personas están en observación|first=Nimay|last=González|date=10 March 2020|website=Telemetro}}</ref><ref name="auto9">{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/8-casos-de-coronavirus-en-panama-anuncia-el-minsa/|title=Panamá reporta su primer fallecido por coronavirus; hay ocho casos en total | La Prensa Panamá|date=11 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* Pakistan confirmed an additional case, bringing the total to 20.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Palestine recorded an additional case, taking the total to 26.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* The Philippines confirmed nine more cases, bringing the total number to 33. This comes after the tally was erroneously reported as 35.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sabillo |first1=Kristine |title=Oops! DOH reports COVID-19 cases at 35, later corrects figure to 33 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/10/20/philippines-coronavirus-doh-corrects-tally-35-to-33 |website=ABS-CBN |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Poland confirmed eight additional cases, taking the total to 22.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mamy jeden nowy przypadek zakażenia #koronawirus, potwierdzony pozytywnymi wynikami testów laboratoryjnych. Potwierdzony wynik dotyczy mężczyzny z wojewodztwa lubelskiego, który przebywa w szpitalu w Bełżycach. Pacjent to osoba w sile wieku. To 22 przypadek zakażenia w Polsce. |url=https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1237449974293639168 |website=Twitter |publisher=Ministerstwo Zdrowia |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar confirmed six additional cases, taking it to 24 confirmed cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=MOPH Announces Six New Cases of Coronavirus Diseas 2019 (COVID-19) |url=https://www.moph.gov.qa/english/mediacenter/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?ItemId=97 |publisher=Ministry of Public Health (Qatar) |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Romania confirmed eight additional cases, bringing the total number to 25.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buletin informativ 10.03.2020, ora 16:00 |url=http://www.ms.ro/2020/03/10/buletin-informativ-10-03-2020-ora-1600/ |publisher=Government of Romania |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Russia confirmed four additional cases, bringing the total to 17.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Confirms Four New Coronavirus Cases| url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/07/russia-confirms-four-new-coronavirus-cases-russia-confirms-four-new-coronavirus-cases-a69557 |work=[[The Moscow Times]] |date=9 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* San Marino confirmed 11 new cases, taking it to a total of 62 cases and two deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Saudi Arabia confirmed ten additional cases, taking the total to 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five new coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia, total now 20 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/10/Saudi-Arabia-s-Ministry-of-Health-announces-five-new-cases-of-coronavirus.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Scotland confirmed 7 new cases, bringing the total to 18.
* Serbia confirmed three additional cases, taking the total to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Информације о новом корона вирусу на дан 10.03.2020. у 18 часова |url=https://www.zdravlje.gov.rs/vest/346296/informacije-o-novom-korona-virusu-na-dan-10032020-u-18-casova.php |publisher=Government of Serbia |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed six more cases, bringing the total number to 166.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choo |first1=Yun Ting |title=Coronavirus: 6 new cases confirmed, 3 linked to Safra Jurong cluster; 12 in critical condition |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-6-new-cases-confirmed-3-linked-to-safra-jurong-cluster-12-in-critical |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovenia confirmed 15 additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=V veljavi ukrepi za zajezitev širjenja koronavirusa |url=https://www.gov.si/novice/2020-03-10-v-veljavi-ukrepi-za-zajezitev-sirjenja-koronavirusa/ |publisher=Republika Slovenija Gov. |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 35 new cases and three more deaths, bringing the total to 7,513 and 54 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea reports fewer than 150 new coronavirus cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-reports-35-new-coronavirus-cases-bringing-total-to-7513 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=17 May 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 415 new cases and five new deaths. The total number of cases rose to 1,674.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: más de 1.600 casos, casi la mitad en la Comunidad de Madrid |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200310/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden reported 78 new cases, taking the country's total to 326.<ref>{{cite web |title=Antal fall av Covid-19 |url=https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/smittskydd-beredskap/utbrott/aktuella-utbrott/covid-19/aktuellt-epidemiologiskt-lage/ |publisher=Swedish Government |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Tunisia announced an additional three cases, taking the total to 5.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tunisia reports three new coronavirus cases, suspends Italy flights |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=10 March 2020|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2020/03/10/Tunisia-reports-three-new-coronavirus-cases-suspends-Italy-flights.html|date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* Turkey confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr//turkiye/saglik-bakani-fahrettin-kocadan-corona-virus-aciklamasi-turkiyede-ilk-corona-virus-vakasi,7fRCdOc5sk2O7tbTd9z0Ug|title=Sağlık Bakanı Fahrettin Koca'dan Corona virüs açıklaması (Türkiye'de ilk Corona virüs vakası)|website=ntv.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Arab Emirates confirmed 15 additional cases, taking the total to 74.<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE announces 15 new coronavirus cases |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/uae-announces-15-new-coronavirus-cases-1.1583835166311 |work=Gulf News |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 54 additional cases, taking it to 373 cases with the sixth confirmed death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#number-of-cases |publisher=HM Government |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: UK virus cases rise again as sixth person dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51822618 |website=BBC |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> Later this increased to 382 cases with the nine additional cases in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Nine new cases confirmed in Wales brings total to 15 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51827012 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref> [[Nadine Dorries]], Health Minister, was diagnosed with the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: infected minister Nadine Dorries had been in No 10 |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-infected-minster-nadine-dorries-had-been-in-no-10-c3sjs5kmp |work=The Times |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 283 additional cases, bringing the total number to 1,000. Five more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 31.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 115,000 worldwide |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-11-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 34.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: social media anger in Vietnam at jet-setter linked to new cluster in Hanoi |url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3074493/coronavirus-social-media-anger-vietnam-jet-setter |website=South China Morning Post |accessdate=10 March 2020 |date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 11 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 51:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200311-sitrep-51-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=1ba62e57_10|title=Situation Report 51|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Albania reported three new cases, taking the country's total to 15. The first death in the country was also reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=Albanian woman, 73, dies of coronavirus |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200311113633-9zrvi |agency=Reuters |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Armenia confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 4.<ref>{{cite web |title=Armenia Confirms 3 New Coronavirus Cases |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30482290.html |publisher=azatutyun.am |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Australia reported 19 new cases, taking the country to a total of 126. American actor [[Tom Hanks]] and wife [[Rita Wilson]] were diagnosed with the illness during the filming of the [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s upcoming-biographical film ''[[Elvis (2021 film)|Elvis]]'' in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stedman |first=Alex |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus-1203531498/ |title=Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson Test Positive for Coronavirus |magazine=Variety |date=19 January 2020 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Austria confirmed 24 additional cases, taking the total to 206.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus |url=https://www.sozialministerium.at/Informationen-zum-Coronavirus/Neuartiges-Coronavirus-(2019-nCov).html |publisher=Social Ministry, Austrian Government |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bahrain confirmed 77 additional cases, citizens evacuated from Iran on a flight. This brought the country's total to 189.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain records 77 new coronavirus cases today |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/bahrain-records-77-new-coronavirus-cases-today/ |work=Oman Observer |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belgium reported its first death.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed seven additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=U Srbiji registrovano sedam novih slučajeva koronavirusa |url=https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/region/u-srbiji-registrovano-sedam-novih-slucajeva-koronavirusa-538541 |publisher=Oslobodenje |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed 34 additional cases, raising the total number to 69.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/equilibrioesaude/2020/03/sobe-para-37-o-numero-de-casos-do-novo-coronavirus-no-brasil.shtml|title=Sobe para 69 o número de casos do novo coronavírus no Brasil|date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria reported its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Почина 66-годишната жена, която вчера беше хоспитализирана в "Пирогов" |url=http://www.mh.government.bg/bg/novini/aktualno/pochina-66-godishnata-zhena-koyato-vchera-beshe-ho/ |publisher=Ministry of Health, Bulgaria |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> It also confirmed one additional case, bringing the total to 7.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* China confirmed 11 new cases across the Mainland, in addition to 13 new cases and 22 new deaths in Hubei province.<ref>{{cite web |title=截至3月10日24时新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情最新情况 |url=http://www.nhc.gov.cn/yjb/s7860/202003/b4abcf83e53d4284b2981c75917385eb.shtml |publisher=National Health Commission |accessdate=11 March 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Colombia confirmed three additional cases, bringing the total to 6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirman tres nuevos casos de coronavirus en Medellín |url=https://www.lafm.com.co/colombia/confirman-tres-nuevos-casos-de-coronavirus-en-medellin |publisher=La FM |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> Later on the same day, three more cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/MinSaludCol/status/1237733802295820288|title=Twitter|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cuba confirmed its first three cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cuba confirms first coronavirus cases, urges citizens to make own masks |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/cuba-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-urges-citizens-to-make-own-masks |work=National Post |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Denmark confirmed 180 additional cases, raising the total to 442.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seneste tal på COVID-19 i Danmark |url=https://stps.dk/ |publisher=Government of Denmark |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed seven additional cases, six of whom were Egyptian. The country now had 67 cases of which eight have recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt reports seven new coronavirus cases, increasing total to 67 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/12/Egypt-reports-seven-new-coronavirus-cases-increasing-total-to-67.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* France reported 487 new cases and 15 fatalities, for a total of 2,281 cases and 48 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIRECT. Coronavirus : 2281 cas et 48 décès confirmés en France |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/coronavirus-33-morts-en-france-pour-1784-cas-une-zone-de-confinement-pres-de-new-york-suivez-notre-direct-11-03-2020-8277141.php |publisher=La Parisien |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* French Polynesia reported its first case. The person is [[Maina Sage]], a member of the French National Assembly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/411544/french-polynesia-records-first-coronavirus-case |title=Tahiti parliamentarian is Pacific's first coronavirus case | RNZ News |publisher=Rnz.co.nz |date= |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Georgia reported five additional cases, increasing the total to 23.
* Germany saw its cases rise to 1,908.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus-Monitor |url=https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/?fbclid=IwAR04HlqzakGaNssQzbz4d8o8R3gz0C910U8tvfYlBT6P0lVJJvHfk9uS2rc |publisher=Berliner Morgenpost |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Greece confirmed 10 additional cases, taking the country's total to 99, 95 of whom were Greek and 4 were foreign nationals.<ref>{{cite web |title=νακοίνωση 10 νέων κρουσμάτων SARS-CoV-2 |url=https://www.moh.gov.gr/articles/ministry/grafeio-typoy/press-releases/6833-anakoinwsh-10-newn-kroysmatwn-sars-cov-2 |publisher=Ministry of Health, Greece |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guyana confirmed its first two case, from a 52-year-old woman suffering from underlying health conditions, including diabetes and hypertension.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guyana confirms first case of coronavirus in woman who returned from U.S. |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-guyana-confirmed/guyana-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-in-woman-who-returned-from-u-s-idUSKBN20Z06B |accessdate=12 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=12 March 2020 }}</ref> The woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital.<ref name = kainews>{{cite news |title=Breaking News! Guyana records first coronavirus-related death |url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/03/11/breaking-news-guyana-records-first-coronavirus-related-death/ |accessdate=12 March 2020 |work=Kaieteur News |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Honduras confirmed its first two cases, one from Spain and one from Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Reuters |url=https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Honduras-confirms-its-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus-620565 |title=Honduras confirms its first two cases of coronavirus |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=21 November 2019 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed seven more cases, bringing the total number to 34.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pasien Positif Covid-19 Bertambah 7 Orang, Seluruhnya "Imported Case" |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2020/03/11/17503491/pasien-positif-covid-19-bertambah-7-orang-seluruhnya-imported-case |publisher=Kompas |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> Its first death was also reported,<ref>{{cite web |title=Indonesia records first death from coronavirus: Health official |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/11/Indonesia-records-first-death-from-coronavirus-Health-official.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pasien Positif Corona nomor 25 Meninggal Dunia |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200311125826-20-482404/pasien-positif-corona-nomor-25-meninggal-dunia |publisher=CNN Indonesia |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> confirmed by the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a 53-year-old female British national.
* Iran announced that there are now 9,000 infected, with 354 deaths. New infections were 958 with 63 additional deaths. Those recovered total 2,959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Iran confirms 354 deaths, total of 9,000 infections |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/11/Coronavirus-Iran-confirms-a-total-of-9-000-infections.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> Iran's first vice-president, [[Eshaq Jahangiri]] was reported infected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Iran's First Vice President Infected As Cases Rise To 9000 |url=https://www.thepledge.ng/coronavirus-irans-first-vice-president-infected-as-cases-rise-to-9000/ |work=The Pledge |accessdate=11 March 2020|date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed nine additional cases, bringing the total number to 43. The first death was also confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurley |first1=David |title=BREAKING: Nine new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland as first death is confirmed |url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/breaking-news/524644/breaking-nine-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-ireland-as-first-death-is-confirmed.html |publisher=Limerick Leader |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Israel confirmed 97 cases.<ref name="ISR11Mar">{{cite web |title=Israel limits gatherings to 100 people as coronavirus cases climb to 97 |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Coronavirus-cases-climb-to-77-second-case-of-unknown-origin-confirmed-620578 |work=The Jerusalem Post |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy announced 2,313 new cases and 196 new deaths. Total cases stood at 12,462, with deaths at 827.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 31% to 827 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-tally/italian-daily-coronavirus-deaths-jump-31-to-827-idUSKBN20Y2U6 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref> It was also confirmed Juventus and Italian footballer [[Daniele Rugani]] had tested positive for coronavirus.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19, comunicazione urgente |url=https://www.juventus.com/it/news/news/2020/comunicazione-urgente.php |publisher=Juventus.com |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ivory Coast declared its first case, a local citizen who had recently been in Italy.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Kuwait reported three additional cases, bringing its total to 72.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Kuwait confirms three new cases, total now 72: Spokesman |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/03/11/Coronavirus-Kuwait-confirms-three-new-cases-total-now-72-Spokesman.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Lebanon recorded eight new cases, taking the total to 59, and a second death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Lebanon records second death, total infections now 59 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/11/Lebanon-records-eight-new-coronavirus-cases-total-now-59.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Lithuania confirmed two additional cases, a married couple that came back from Italy, taking the total to 3 cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lietuvoje patvirtinti dar du koronaviruso infekcijos atvejai |url=https://sam.lrv.lt/lt/naujienos/lietuvoje-patvirtinti-dar-du-koronaviruso-infekcijos-atvejai |publisher=Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 20 additional cases, taking the total to 149.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia's Covid-19 cases soar to 149 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/world/malaysias-covid-19-cases-soar-149 |website=Today |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Maldives confirmed two additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samples taken from two foreign nationals from Kuramathi Maldives (AA. Atoll) have tested positive for #COVID19. |url=https://twitter.com/HPA_MV/status/1237631424372461569 |website=Twitter |publisher=HPA Maldives |accessdate=11 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Morocco confirmed two additional cases, bringing the total to 5.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/general/two-new-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-reported-morocco|title=Two New Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Reported in Morocco|date=|work=[[Maghreb Arabe Press]]|access-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
* The Netherlands' total increased to 503 cases, and one new death was reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actuele informatie over het nieuwe coronavirus (COVID-19) |url=https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/actuele-informatie-over-coronavirus |publisher=Netherlands Government |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Norway confirmed 200 additional cases, taking the total number to 602.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live: Corona-viruset sprer seg i Norge og Verden |url=https://www.vg.no/spesial/2020/corona-viruset/?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=row-1 |publisher=VG |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Paraguay confirmed three new cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Informo que a la fecha, de los 25 casos sospechosos de #COVID19, 4 han sido descartados y otros 3, en conexión con el segundo caso, fueron confirmados hasta la fecha. Suman en total 5 casos confirmados en el país. @msaludpy |url=https://twitter.com/MazzoleniJulio/status/1237530868287041536 |website=Twitter |publisher=Twitter}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total to 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/coronavirus-10-mujeres-y-4-hombres-contagiados-en-panama/|title=Coronavirus: 10 mujeres y 4 hombres contagiados en Panamá | La Prensa Panamá|date=12 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* The Philippines confirmed 16 additional cases, bringing the country's total to 49.<ref>{{cite web |title=Now: @DOHgovph reports an addition of 16 new #COVID19 cases. This brings the total of confirmed cases in the Philippines to 49. |url=https://twitter.com/WHOPhilippines/status/1237673049031241729 |website=Twitter |publisher=World Health Organisation Philippines |accessdate=11 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref> The second death was also confirmed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/729298/filipino-covid-19-patient-dies-at-manila-hospital-says-doh/story/?just_in | title=Filipino COVID-19 patient dies at Manila hospital, says DOH | publisher=[[GMA News]] | date=11 March 2020 | accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/3/11/Philippines-COVID-19-death.html | title=Philippines reports second COVID-19 death | publisher=[[CNN Philippines]] | date=11 March 2020 | accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Portugal announced 18 new cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavírus: OMS declara pandemia. António Costa fala amanhã com todos os partidos do Parlamento |url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/11/sociedade/noticia/coronavirus-portugal-decide-hoje-fecho-escolas-wuhan-vai-regressando-normalidade-1907231 |publisher=Publico |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar reported six new cases, increasing the country's total to 24.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar reports six new cases of coronavirus, total up to 24 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/10/Qatar-reports-six-new-cases-of-coronavirus-total-up-to-24.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> It later announced 238 new cases in expatriates who came in contact with three infected people, and had been quarantined.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar detects 238 new cases of the coronavirus in one day: Ministry |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/11/Qatar-announces-238-new-cases-of-the-coronavirus.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> The revised number of cases is now 262.
* Réunion confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Philippon |first1=Laura |title=Un premier cas de coronavirus confirmé à La Réunion |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/reunion/premier-cas-coronavirus-confirme-reunion-809552.html |accessdate=13 March 2020 |work=France Info |date=11 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* Romania confirmed 18 new cases, bringing the total to 47.<ref>{{cite web |title=47 cazuri de coronavirus în România. 18 au fost confirmate într-o singură zi |url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/47-cazuri-de-coronavirus-in-romania-18-au-fost-confirmate-astazi-1274006 |publisher=Digi24 |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia reported an additional case, an Egyptian, taking the country's total to 21.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia reports new coronavirus case in Egyptian traveler, total up to 21 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/03/11/Saudi-Arabia-reports-new-coronavirus-case-in-Egyptian-citizen-total-up-to-21.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Scotland confirmed 18 new cases, bringing the total number to 36.
* Singapore confirmed 12 new cases, bringing the total number to 178.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Min Zhang |title=12 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including RSAF servicemen who were in France on duty |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/12-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-including-3-rsaf-servicemen-who-were-in-france-for-training |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=11 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Africa confirmed six more cases, taking the total to 13.<ref>{{cite web |title=SA's coronavirus tally rises to 13 with six new cases added |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/breaking-news/2253280/sas-coronavirus-tally-rises-to-13-with-six-new-cases-added/ |work=The Citizen |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 242 new cases and 6 new deaths, bringing the total to 7,755 and 60 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=코로나바이러스감염증-19 국내 발생 현황 (3월 11일 0시) |url=http://ncov.mohw.go.kr/tcmBoardView.do?brdId=&brdGubun=&dataGubun=&ncvContSeq=353492&contSeq=353492&board_id=&gubun=ALL |publisher=MOHW South Korean Government |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ock |first1=Hyun-ju |title=S. Korea reports 242 more cases, total at 7,755 |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200311000196 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=17 May 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain's cases rose to 2,231, with 54 confirmed deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: más de 2.200 casos, casi la mitad en la Comunidad de Madrid |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200311/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka announced one additional case, bringing the total number to 2.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lankan tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2020/03/11/local/214046/sri-lankan-tests-positive-coronavirus |work=Daily News |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sweden reported 98 additional cases, taking the total to 500, and announced the first death in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronaviruset: Här är de senaste siffrorna |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/y3rdeA/coronaviruset-har-ar-de-senaste-siffrorna |work=Aftonbladet |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Taiwan confirmed one additional case, raising the country's total to 48.<ref>{{cite web |title=CECC confirms one more imported COVID-19 case; CECC launches outbreak investigation and contact tracing Facebookshare to Facebook(open in new window)Lineshare to Line(open in new window)Printprint(open in new window) Back |url=https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/plabGx38Ugr3ys_-BLfCfQ?typeid=158 |publisher=Taiwan Centers for Disease Control |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed six additional cases, taking the country's cases to 59.<ref>{{cite web |title=รายงานข่าวกรณีโรคติดเชื้อไวรัสโคโรนา 2019 (COVID-19) ประจำวันที่ 11 มีนาคม 2563 |url=https://pr.moph.go.th/?url=pr/detail/2/04/139765/ |publisher=Ministry of Public Health |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed an additional 86 cases, with its overall total now at 456. Two more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total to 8.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Biggest daily rise as UK cases reach 460 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51839106 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref> The number later increased to 460, with four cases declared in Wales, including the first instance of community transmission in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: First community transmission detected in Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51836057 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 272 additional cases, bringing the total number to 1,272. Seven more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 38.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases in US pass 1,200 |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-12-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Utah Jazz]]'s [[Rudy Gobert]] and [[Donovan Mitchell]] were diagnosed with the illness. As a result, the [[NBA]] suspended the entire season after the night's games. The Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder game was postponed after doctors reported Gobert had the illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/11/rudy-gobert-illness-jazz-thunder-game-postponed/|title=Jazz/Thunder Game Postponed After Rudy Gobert Tests Positive For Coronavirus|website=TMZ|accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed three additional cases, raising the country's total to 38.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 infections increase to 35 |url=http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Three-more-COVID19-patients-confirmed-total-rises-to-38/20203/39138.vgp |publisher=Vietnam Government |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam's coronavirus cases up to 35 after new infections from Europe |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-vietnam/vietnams-coronavirus-cases-up-to-35-after-new-infections-from-europe-idUSKBN20Y0LC |agency=Reuters |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Huynh |first1=Helen |title=Vietnam reports 03 new coronavirus cases in Binh Thuan, total reaches 38 |url=https://vietnaminsider.vn/vietnam-reports-03-new-coronavirus-patients-in-binh-thuan-number-of-cases-reachs-38/ |website=Vietnam Insider |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=11 March 2020}}</ref>
* The [[World Health Organisation]] declared COVID-19 a pandemic.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51839944|title=Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic|website=BBC News|date=11 March 2020|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> The declaration followed extensive criticism that the WHO response had been weak and inappropriately favourable toward the government of China.<ref name="pandemic-times">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-09/world-health-organization-resists-calling-coronavirus-outbreak-a-pandemic|title=The coronavirus outbreak sure looks like a pandemic, except to the World Health Organization |website=Los Angeles Times|date=9 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/11/coronavirus-geopolitics-china-united-states-trump-administration-competing-global-health-response/|title=U.S. and China Turn Coronavirus Into a Geopolitical Football|website=Foreign Policy|date=11 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 12 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 52:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/20200312-sitrep-52-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=e2bfc9c0_2|title=Situation Report 52|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Algeria confirmed five additional cases and the first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=تسجيل أول حالة وفاة بفيروس كورونا بمستشفى البليدة |url=https://www.ennaharonline.com/%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d9%88%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%a9-%d8%a8%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3-%d9%83%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%86%d8%a7-%d8%a8%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%aa/ |publisher=ennaharonline.com |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed 82 new cases, raising the total number to 149.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/13/casos-confirmados-de-novo-coronavirus-no-brasil-em-13-de-marco.ghtml|title=143 casos confirmados de Covid-19|website=G1|date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/pr/parana/noticia/2020/03/12/ministerio-da-saude-confirma-seis-casos-do-novo-coronavirus-no-parana.ghtml|title=Ministério da Saúde confirma seis casos do novo coronavírus no Paraná|website=G1 PR|date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei reported five new cases, bringing the total number to 11.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bandial |first1=Ali |title=Coronavirus fear grips Brunei, as number of cases rise to 11 within days |url=https://thescoop.co/2020/03/12/coronavirus-fear-grips-brunei-as-number-of-cases-rise-to-11-within-days/ |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=The Scoop |date=12 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314180813/https://thescoop.co/2020/03/12/coronavirus-fear-grips-brunei-as-number-of-cases-rise-to-11-within-days/ |archivedate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria reported nine new cases from the capital, bringing the total number to 16. They later reported seven more cases, bringing the total number to 23.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* China reports eight new cases and 11 deaths; representing a sharp drop in the number of transmissions and fatalities in China.<ref>{{cite news |title=China’s Number of New Virus Infections Has Fallen to Single Digits |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-13/china-s-number-of-new-infections-has-fallen-to-single-digits |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=13 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314140920/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-13/china-s-number-of-new-infections-has-fallen-to-single-digits |archivedate=14 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Covid-19 cases fall further in China, but more imported from abroad |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/12/covid-19-cases-fall-further-in-china-but-more-imported-from-abroad |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=12 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324075143/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/12/covid-19-cases-fall-further-in-china-but-more-imported-from-abroad |archivedate=24 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Colombia confirmed four more cases, raising the total to 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ins.gov.co/Noticias/Paginas/Coronavirus.aspx|title=Coronavirus en Colombia|website=ins.gov.co|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed 13 new cases and one new death.<ref>{{cite web |title=13 new coronavirus cases, 1 death reported in Egypt |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/north-africa/2020/03/12/13-new-coronavirus-cases-1-death-reported-in-Egypt.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* France's total increased to 2,876 and 61 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: écoles, cafés et restaurants vont être fermés en Belgique |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/sante/direct-coronavirus-covid-19-france-etats-unis-donald-trump-carte-cas-mort-symptomes-emmanuel-macron-italie-espagne/ |publisher=BFM.TV |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany announced 546 new cases and two additional deaths, taking the totals to 2,745 cases and 6 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus-Monitor |url=https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/?fbclid=IwAR04HlqzakGaNssQzbz4d8o8R3gz0C910U8tvfYlBT6P0lVJJvHfk9uS2rc |publisher=Berliner Morgenpost |accessdate=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* India confirmed its first death, a 76-year-old Indian national with existing health conditions, who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Update on COVID-19 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1606196 |publisher=Government of India |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 189 more deaths, bringing the total number to 1,016, and 2,651 new cases were also confirmed, bringing the total number to 15,113.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italian daily coronavirus deaths jump 23% to 1,016 |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-italy-tally/italian-daily-coronavirus-deaths-jump-23-to-1016-idUKKBN20Z31F |agency=Reuters |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 27 new cases, bringing the total to 70. 22 of the new cases were by local transmission.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Full text of Leo Varadkar’s speech |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-full-text-of-leo-varadkar-s-speech-1.4201041 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref>
* Kuwait confirmed eight more cases, taking the total number to 80.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Kuwait reports eight new cases in last 24 hours, total now 80 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/03/12/Coronavirus-Kuwait-reports-eight-new-cases-in-last-24-hours-total-now-80.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed its first sporadic case after 600 tests.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia confirms first sporadic case of coronavirus, indicating community spread |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-confirms-first-sporadic-case-of-coronavirus-indicating-community-spread |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Nine new cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 158.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaos Jr |first1=Joseph |title=Health Ministry: Nine new Covid-19 cases, bringing tally to 158 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/12/health-ministry-nine-new-covid-19-cases-bringing-total-tally-to-158 |website=The Star |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Norway reported its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Første koronadødsfall i Norge |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/forste-koronadodsfall-i-norge-1.14941788 |publisher=NRK |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines confirmed three more cases, bringing the total cases to 52.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzales |first1=Cathrine |title=BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in PH climb to 52 with addition of 3 more patients |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1240811/covid-19-cases-in-ph-climb-to-52-with-addition-of-3-more-patients |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020 }}</ref>
* Romania confirmed one new case, bringing to total number to 48.<ref>{{cite web |title=48 de cazuri confirmate cu coronavirus |url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/doua-cazuri-noi-de-coronavirus-confirmate-azi-1274092 |publisher=Digi24 |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* San Marino reported 15 new cases and three additional deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gruppo coordinamento emergenze sanitarie – Coronavirus aggiornamento 12 marzo 2020 |url=http://www.iss.sm/on-line/home/articolo49014098.html |publisher=Government of San Marino |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed nine more cases, bringing the total number to 187.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choo |first1=Yun Ting |title=Coronavirus: 9 new cases confirmed, 5 imported cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-9-new-cases-confirmed-5-imported-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 114 new cases and 6 new deaths, bringing the total to 7,869 and 66 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ock |first1=Hyun-ju |title=S. Korea reports 114 more cases, total at 7,869 |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200312000216 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=17 May 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 782 new cases and 31 new deaths, raising the country's total to 3,059 cases and 86 dead.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Sri Lanka confirmed an additional case, taking the total number to 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/61336/another-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-sri-lanka |title=Second case of coronavirus confirmed in Sri Lanka |publisher=Adaderana.lk |date=23 October 2019 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-st-vincent-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-disease-covid-19/|title=BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19|date=12 March 2020|accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Switzerland confirmed 212 new cases and 2 additional deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neues Coronavirus |url=https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov.html#-1330674807 |publisher=Swizerland Government |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed 11 new cases, bringing the total to 70.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thailand reports biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-reports-biggest-daily-jump-in-new-coronavirus-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=23 May 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Trinidad & Tobago confirmed its first case, a Swiss national.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Ukraine reported two new cases, bringing the total number to 3.<ref>{{cite web |title=МОЗ повідомляє про два нових підтверджених випадки коронавірусу в Україні |url=https://moz.gov.ua/article/news/moz-povidomljae-pro-dva-novih-pidtverdzhenih-vipadki-koronavirusu-v-ukraini |publisher=[[Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)|Ministry of Healthcare]] |accessdate=12 March 2020 |language=uk |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 136 new cases, bringing the total number to 596. Two more deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: UK deaths related to virus rise to 10 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51845861 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> It was confirmed [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] head coach [[Mikel Arteta]] had tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51865442|publisher=BBC |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 373 additional cases, bringing the total number to 1,645. Three more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 41.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 125,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-13-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Utah Jazz]]'s [[Donovan Mitchell]] tested positive for the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donovan Mitchell tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28891354/donovan-mitchell-tests-positive-coronavirus |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed six new cases, bringing the total number to 44.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam confirms 39th coronavirus patient |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-confirms-39th-coronavirus-patient-4067885.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Five more COVID-19 infection cases reported, total increases to 44 |url=http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Five-more-COVID19-infection-cases-reported-total-increases-to-44/20203/39164.vgp |publisher=Vietnam Government |accessdate=12 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
* A team member of [[McLaren]] tested positive for the coronavirus, throwing the [[2020 Australian Grand Prix]] into disarray.<ref name="McLarenPositive">{{cite web |title=Season-opening Australian F1 in chaos as McLaren pulls out |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/mclaren-pulls-out-covid19-australia-formula-one-12532048 |website=CNA |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=12 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 13 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 53:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200313-sitrep-53-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=adb3f72_2|title=Situation Report 53|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Antigua and Barbuda confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Antigua Records First Case Of Coronavirus |url=http://pridenews.ca/2020/03/13/antigua-records-first-case-coronavirus/ |website=pridenews.ca |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Aruba confirmed its first two cases, people who travelled in from New York.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dos caso di Corona Virus registra na Aruba |url=https://arubanative.com/2020/03/13/dos-caso-di-corona-virus-registra-na-aruba/ |accessdate=13 March 2020 |work=Aruba Native |date=13 March 2020 |language=Papiamento}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 26. Bulgaria later confirmed five additional cases, bringing the total to 31.
* Brazil confirmed 22 new cases, bringing the total number to 171.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/bemestar/coronavirus/noticia/2020/03/13/casos-confirmados-de-novo-coronavirus-no-brasil-em-13-de-marco.ghtml|title=13 March report|website=G1|date=13 March 2020}}</ref> President [[Jair Bolsonaro]] tested negative for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2020/03/13/coronavirus-bolsonaro-testa-negativo-diz-perfil-do-presidente-no-facebook.htm|title=Coronavírus: Bolsonaro testa negativo para covid-19|website=UOL|date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5802494/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-coronavirus|title=Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Negative for Coronavirus|website=Time|date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei confirmed 14 new cases, bringing the total number to 25.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brunei reports 14 new cases of Covid-19, 25 cases now |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/13/brunei-reports-14-new-cases-of-covid-19-25-cases-now |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Cayman Islands confirmed its first case.
* Colombia reported three more cases, raising the total to 16.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/salud/confirman-casos-de-coronavirus-en-villavicencio-bogota-y-palmira-472622|title=Tres nuevos casos de coronavirus: Bogotá, Palmira y Villavicencio|date=13 March 2020|work=El Tiempo|access-date=}}</ref>
* Costa Rica reported three new cases since 12 March, bringing the total number of cases to 26.<ref>{{cite news |title=Costa Rica up to 26 confirmed coronavirus cases: Updates from Friday|url=https://ticotimes.net/2020/03/13/costa-rica-up-to-26-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-updates-from-friday|newspaper=Tico Times|accessdate=13 March 2020|date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Curaçao reported its first case, a Dutch tourist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eerste persoon op Curaçao met coronavirus |url=https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/varia/959757/eerste-persoon-op-curaao-met-coronavirus |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=Nederlands Dagblad |date=13 March 2020 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
* Ethiopia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethiopia confirms its first case of coronavirus |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/ethiopia-confirms-its-first-case-of-coronavirus |work=National Post |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* France's numbers increased to 2,876 cases and 81 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: écoles, cafés et restaurants vont être fermés en Belgique |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/sante/direct-coronavirus-covid-19-france-etats-unis-donald-trump-carte-cas-mort-symptomes-emmanuel-macron-italie-espagne/ |publisher=BFM.TV |accessdate=13 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* Gabon confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana, Gabon confirm first cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ghana-gabon/ghana-gabon-confirm-first-cases-of-coronavirus-idUSKBN20Z3X9 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany's case total rose to 3,675.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus-Fälle in Deutschland |url=https://interaktiv.morgenpost.de/corona-virus-karte-infektionen-deutschland-weltweit/?fbclid=IwAR04HlqzakGaNssQzbz4d8o8R3gz0C910U8tvfYlBT6P0lVJJvHfk9uS2rc |publisher=Berliner Morgenpost |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ghana confirmed its first two cases, a Norwegian Embassy official and a Turkish citizen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Ghana's two cases involve a top Norwegian Embassy official, Turkish citizen |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2020/03/coronavirus-ghanas-2-cases-involve-a-top-norwegian-embassy-official-turkish-citizen/ |publisher=Citi Newsroom |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guadeloupe confirmed its first case, a citizen who recently returned from France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus : Un premier cas positif en Guadeloupe |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/coronavirus-premier-cas-positif-guadeloupe-810288.html |publisher=France Info |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed its first case, a traveller from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guatemala confirmed the first case of coronavirus with a traveler from Italy |url=https://centroamericaeconomia.net/guatemala-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-coronavirus-con-un-viajero-de-italia/ |publisher=CentroAmerica Economia |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guinea reported its first case, an employee of the EU delegation.<ref>{{cite news |title=EU employee tests positive for coronavirus in Guinea's first case |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-guinea/eu-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-guineas-first-case-idUSL8N2B46DI |accessdate=13 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy's cases rose to 17,660 and deaths rose to 1,266, a rise of 250 deaths in 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus deaths in Italy up by 250 in a day to 1,266 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-deaths-in-italy-rise-to-1-266-up-250-in-a-day-11957245 |publisher=Sky News |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kazakhstan confirmed its first two cases, which were also the first in Central Asia.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Two Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Kazakhstan – Health Minister |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/first-two-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-in-kaza-863184.html |publisher=UrduPoint |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kenya confirmed its first case, a Kenyan national who had returned from the United States via London.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya confirms first coronavirus case |url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-confirms-first-coronavirus-case/1056-5489268-28tqll/in |work=Daily Nation |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kosovo confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Konfirmohen dy rast me koronavirus në Kosovë |url=https://kosovapress.com/zyrtare-konfirmohet-dy-rast-me-koronavirus-ne-kosove/ |accessdate=13 March 2020 |work=Kosova Press |date=13 March 2020 |language=Albanian}}</ref>
* Lithuania confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 6. A Spanish citizen from Madrid was confirmed in Vilnius, along with a woman in Klaipėda who arrived from Tenerife, and a man in Kaunas who arrived from Italy on 29 February.<ref>{{cite web |title=3 koronaviruso atvejai fiksuoti Klaipėdoje, Kaune ir Vilniuje |url=https://www.delfi.lt/sveikata/sveikatos-naujienos/3-koronaviruso-atvejai-fiksuoti-klaipedoje-kaune-ir-vilniuje.d?id=83762305 |publisher=Delfi |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 39 new cases, bringing the total number to 197.<ref>{{cite news |title=COVID-19: 39 new cases, tally now 197 |url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1821169 |accessdate=14 March 2020 |agency=[[Bernama]] |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms 35 coronavirus cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.pnn.ps/2020/03/13/the-risk-remains-very-high-35-cases-of-corona-virus-disease-palestine/|title=The risk remains very high: 35 cases of Corona virus disease Palestine|website=PNN|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines confirmed 12 more cases, bringing the total number to 64.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cepeda |first1=Mara |title=PH reports 12 new coronavirus cases; total now 64 |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/254437-doh-confirms-new-cases-coronavirus-philippines-march-13-2020 |website=Rappler |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total to 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/confirman-13-nuevos-casos-y-el-total-asciende-a-27-contagios/|title=Confirman 13 nuevos casos y el total asciende a 27 contagios | La Prensa Panamá|date=13 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* Puerto Rico confirmed its first three cases, a 71-year-old man and an Italian couple, aged 68 and 70.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Puerto Rico confirms first three COVID-19 cases amid testing hurdles |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article241163266.html |website=The Miami Herald |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saint Lucia confirmed its first case, a 63-year-old woman who had travelled to the UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint Lucia confirms first coronavirus case |url=http://www.loopslu.com/content/saint-lucia-confirms-first-coronavirus-case |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=Loop St Lucia |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 13 more cases, bringing the total number to 200. The number of imported cases surpassed that of local cases.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Min Zhang |title=13 new Covid-19 cases, including nine who caught the virus overseas; 200 confirmed cases so far |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/13-new-covid-19-cases-including-nine-who-caught-it-overseas-200-confirmed-cases-so-far |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovakia confirmed 11 new cases, bringing the total number to 32.<ref>{{cite web |title=Slovakia has 11 new coronavirus cases |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22357960/coronavirus-restricted-measures-impact-on-life-in-slovakia.html |website=The Slovak Spectator |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 110 new cases and one new death, bringing the total to 7,979 and 67 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 110 new virus cases, total now at 7,979 |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200313000210 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=17 May 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain's cases rose to 4,231. 35 more deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 121.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: más de 5.200 casos, más de la mitad en la Comunidad de Madrid |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200313/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="Spain14Mar">{{cite web |title=Spain records 1,500 new coronavirus cases in one day |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/14/Spain-records-1-500-new-coronavirus-cases-in-one-day-.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka confirmed three new cases, bringing the total number to 6.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three more corona infected persons reported in Sri Lanka – Total 5 infected |url=http://www.hirunews.lk/236448/three-more-corona-infected-persons-reported-in-sri-lanka-totally-5-infected |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=[[Hiru TV|Hiru News]] |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sudan confirmed its first case and first death, a man in his 50s who travelled to the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudan reports first coronavirus case |url=https://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-sudan/sudan-reports-first-coronavirus-case-idINKBN2101YG?feedType=RSS&feedName=health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINhealth+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+Health%29 |accessdate=13 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Suriname confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suriname confirms first coronavirus case, authorities will close borders |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-suriname-confirmed/suriname-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-authorities-will-close-borders-idUSKBN210373?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews |publisher=Reuterrs |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Switzerland reported 1,125 cases (of which 116 are undergoing final analysis),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bag_ofsp_ufsp/status/1238430606364758018?s=21 |title=#CoronaInfoCH #Coronavirus 13.03 12h30 Le bilan actuel fait état de 1125 cas testés positifs, dont quatre dans la Principauté de Liechtenstein. 1009 cas ont été confirmés et 116 autres sont encore en cours d'analyse, après un premier résultat positif. |publisher=Twitter |date=30 June 2011 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref> a 31% day-on-day increase.
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total number to 36.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/14/casos-panama-presenta-coronavirus-extrema/2674345.html|title=Casos por coronavirus en Panamá ascienden a 36 y Minsa extrema medidas sanitarias|first=Teiga|last=Castrellón|date=13 March 2020|website=Telemetro}}</ref>
* Turkey confirmed its second case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/son-dakika-haberi-turkiyede-ikinci-corona-virus-vakasi,LY9oTfwRd0OvCcdI_sueTw|title=Türkiye'de ikinci corona virüs vakası (Türkiye'de ikinci Corona virüs vakası)|website=ntv.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref> Later in the day, the case count increased to 5. All cases were related to the first case, who contracted the virus from Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/uc-bakandan-son-dakika-corona-virus-aciklamasi-vaka-sayisi-5e-yukseldi-41468577|title=Üç bakandan son dakika corona virüs açıklaması: Vaka sayısı 5'e yükseldi!|website=Hürriyet|language=tr|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ukraine reported its first death, a 71-year-old woman from [[Radomyshl]], [[Zhytomyr Oblast]] who recently travelled to Poland.<ref>{{cite web |title=В Україні зафіксовано першу смерть людини, інфікованої коронавірусом COVID-19 |url=https://moz.gov.ua/article/news/v-ukraini-zafiksovano-pershu-smert-ljudini-infikovanoi-koronavirusom-covid-19 |publisher=[[Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)|Ministry of Healthcare]] |accessdate=13 March 2020 |language=uk |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 202 new cases, bringing the total number to 798. The first death was confirmed in Scotland, bringing the total deaths across the UK to 11.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: First death of COVID-19 patient in Scotland as UK cases reach 798 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/uk-coronavirus-cases-reach-798-up-208-in-last-24-hours-11957035 |publisher=Sky News |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 559 additional cases, bringing the total number to 2,204. Eight more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 49.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus pandemic spreads around the globe |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-14-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* U.S. Virgin Islands confirmed the first case in the territory.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Ernice |title=First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in U.S. Virgin Islands |url=https://viconsortium.com/vi-coronavirus/virgin-islands-first-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-u-s-virgin-islands/ |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=The Virgin Islands Consortium |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Uruguay confirmed its first four cases, all of them having travelled from Milan, Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uruguay announces first four confirmed cases of coronavirus – ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-uruguay/uruguay-announces-first-four-confirmed-cases-of-coronavirus-ministry-idUSE6N29R033 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
* Venezuela confirmed its first two cases, one a traveller from the United States, and the second who had travelled from Spain.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodríguez Rosas |first1=Ronny |title=Delcy Rodríguez confirma primeros dos casos de coronavirus en Venezuela |url=https://efectococuyo.com/salud/delcy-rodriguez-confirma-dos-casos-de-coronavirus-en-venezuela/ |accessdate=13 March 2020 |agency=[[Efecto Cocuyo]] |language=Spanish}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed three additional cases, bringing the total number to 47.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saigon man becomes nation's 45th coronavirus patient |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/saigon-man-becomes-nation-s-45th-coronavirus-patient-4068672.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Vietnam confirms 46th and 47th patients |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/coronavirus-vietnam-confirms-46th-and-47th-patients-4069013.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=13 March 2020 |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 14 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 54:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200314-sitrep-54-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=dcd46351_2|title=Situation Report 54|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brazil confirmed seven more cases, bringing the total number to 178.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/sc/santa-catarina/noticia/2020/03/14/sc-tem-1a-transmissao-local-do-novo-coronavirus-casos-da-doenca-no-estado-chegam-a-5.ghtml|title=SC tem 1ª transmissão local do novo coronavírus; casos da doença no estado chegam a 5|website=G1|date=13 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/noticia/vidaurbana/2020/03/pernambuco-tem-sete-casos-confirmados-e-ja-registra-transmissao-local.html|title=Pernambuco tem sete casos confirmados e já registra transmissão local do Covid-19|website=Diário de Pernambuco|date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei reported three new cases, bringing the total to 40.<ref name="Straits Times 14 March">{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Brunei reports three new cases, all linked to religious gathering in Malaysia |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-brunei-reports-three-new-cases-all-linked-to-religious-gathering-in |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=14 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317092942/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-brunei-reports-three-new-cases-all-linked-to-religious-gathering-in|archive-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed six new cases bringing the total number to 37. One more death was also confirmed, bringing the total number to 2.
* Central African Republic confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central African Republic confirms first coronavirus case -WHO |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200314193058-yce0v |accessdate=15 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
*China reported 20 new cases, up from 11 cases a day earlier. 16 of the cases were overseas travellers. In response, the Beijing authorities announced that everyone arriving from overseas would be quarantined for 14 days.<ref>{{cite news |title=China Tightens Quarantine, Airport Checks as Imported Coronavirus Cases Tick Up |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-14/mainland-china-reports-20-new-coronavirus-cases-on-march-14 |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |date=14 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315121233/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-14/mainland-china-reports-20-new-coronavirus-cases-on-march-14 |archivedate=15 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Colombia reported additional eight more cases, taking the total to 24.<ref>{{cite web |title= Casos de coronavirus en Colombia llegan a 24 |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/amp/vida/casos-de-coronavirus-en-colombia-llegan-a-24-472882 |publisher=El Tiempo |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Congo Republic confirmed its first case, a person who had travelled from France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Congo Republic confirms first coronavirus case -government |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200314231524-ebs0t |agency=Reuters |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Denmark confirmed the first death in the country, an 81-year-old man.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Update in Denmark: First coronavirus-related death in the country|url=http://cphpost.dk/?p=111178 |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=CPH Post Online |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first case, a 42-year-old woman who returned from Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea announces first coronavirus case |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/international/equatorial-guinea-announces-first-coronavirus-case-813802.html |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=Deccan Herald |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Eswatini confirmed its first case, a 33-year-old woman, who travelled to the United States and then Lesotho before returning home to Eswatini.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eswatini in Southern Africa reports first coronavirus case |url=https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Eswatini-in-Southern-Africa-reports-first-coronavirus-case-620897 |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed 838 new cases, bringing the total number to 4,499. 12 more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total to 91.
* Iran confirmed 1,365 new cases, bringing the total number to 12,729. 97 more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total to 611.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran coronavirus death toll rises by nearly one hundred to 611 – State TV |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200314095510-kd5qe |agency=Reuters |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 39 new cases, the largest to date, and one more confirmed death. 129 total confirmed cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-14 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 3,497 new cases, bringing the total number to 21,157. 175 more deaths were also confirmed, bringing the total to 1,441.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus death toll in Italy jumps to 1,441 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/14/Coronavirus-death-toll-in-Italy-jumps-to-1-441.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 41 new cases, bringing the total number to 238.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia reports 41 new cases of COVID-19, most linked to religious event |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-malaysia-reports-41-new-cases-coronavirus-12538554 |website=CNA |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mauritania confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case |url=https://www.today.ng/news/africa/mauritania-confirms-coronavirus-case-285575 |publisher=today ng |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mayotte confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andjilani |first1=Toufaili |title=Mayotte un premier cas de Coronavirus |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/mayotte/mayotte-enregistre-premier-cas-coronavirus-810856.html |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=France Info |date=14 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* Moldova confirmed four new cases.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Namibia confirmed its first cases, two tourists visiting the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Namibia confirms first two cases of COVID-19
|url=http://notintown.net/news-details/988/namibia-confirms-first-two-cases-of-covid-19.html |publisher=Not in Town |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed its sixth case, a man who had returned from the United States on 6 March.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sixth case of Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand confirmed |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/411730/sixth-case-of-covid-19-coronavirus-in-new-zealand-confirmed |accessdate=14 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms four new cases, bringing the total to 39 cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/palestine-reports-3-new-coronavirus-cases-in-bethlehem/1766049|title=Palestine reports 3 new coronavirus cases in Bethlehem|website=aa.com.tr|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New coronavirus case confirmed in Palestine|url=https://en.royanews.tv/news/20257/New-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-Palestine|publisher=Roya News|date=16 March 2020 |access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines confirmed 47 more cases, bringing the total number to 111.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/14/20/doh-13-more-covid-19-cases-confirmed-nationwide-total-up-to-111|title=DOH: 13 more COVID-19 cases confirmed; nationwide total up to 111|date=14 March 2020|work=ABS CBN News|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Rwanda confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Uwiringiyimana 2 MIN READ |first1=Clement |title=Rwanda confirms first case of coronavirus – health ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-rwanda/rwanda-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-health-ministry-idUSKBN2110G0 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia confirmed 17 additional cases, with its total rising to 103.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia detects 17 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 103 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/14/Saudi-Arabia-detects-17-new-cases-of-coronavirus-total-rises-to-103.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Seychelles reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bonnelame |first1=Betyme |title=2 Seychellois test positive for COVID-19 as globe-sweeping virus reaches island nation|url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/12593/+Seychellois+test+positive+for+COVID-+as+globe-sweeping+virus+reaches+island+nation |accessdate=14 March 2020 |agency=[[Seychelles News Agency]] |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 12 more cases, bringing the total number to 212.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lim |first1=Min Zhang |title=12 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 9 imported cases and 1 linked to Safra Jurong private dinner |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/12-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-including-9-imported-cases-and-1-linked-to-safra-jurong |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 107 new cases and five new deaths, bringing the total to 8,086 and 72 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ock |first1=Hyun-ju |title=S. Korea’s virus cases continue to slow, total at 8,086 |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200314000075 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed 1,522 new cases, raising its total to 5,753 cases. 62 more deaths were confirmed, bringing the total to 183.<ref name="Spain14Mar"/>
* Sri Lanka confirmed two new cases, bringing the total number to 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/61382/two-more-coronavirus-cases-confirmed-in-sri-lanka |title=Two more Coronavirus cases confirmed in Sri Lanka |publisher=Adaderana.lk |date=23 October 2019 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref> Another three cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/61385/number-of-coronavirus-cases-in-sri-lanka-rises-to-eight |title=Another coronavirus case confirmed in Sri Lanka |publisher=Adaderana.lk |date=23 October 2019 |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hirunews.lk/sinhala/236510/ශ්රී-ලංකාවේ-කොරෝනා-ආසාධිතයන්-සංඛ්යාව-10-දක්වා-ඉහළ-යයි-වීඩියෝ|title=ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කොරෝනා ආසාධිතයන් සංඛ්යාව 10 දක්වා ඉහළ යයි (වීඩියෝ)|website=Hiru News|accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total number to 43.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/se-registran-43-casos-de-coronavirus-en-panama/|title=Se registran 43 casos de coronavirus en Panamá | La Prensa Panamá|date=14 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed seven more cases, bringing the total number to 82.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 82 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-thailand-seven-new-coronavirus-cases-12538144 |website=CNA |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 342 new cases, bringing the total number to 1,140. 10 more deaths were reported, bringing the total to 21.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1238837700943323136 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |access-date=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 612 new cases, bringing the total number to 2,816. One of the cases was 24-year-old [[Christian Wood]] of the [[Detroit Pistons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/03/14/pistons-christian-wood-tests-positive-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/5052592002/|title=Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood tests positive for coronavirus|first=Jeff|last=Zillgitt|website=USA Today|accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 142,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-2-03-15-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> Eleven more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 60.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Latest: Oregon reports first death from new coronavirus |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/latest-zealand-orders-quarantine-arrivals-69594348 |website=ABC News |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed six additional cases, bringing the total number to 53.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saigon man is Vietnam's 48th Covid-19 patient |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/saigon-man-is-vietnam-s-48th-covid-19-patient-4069204.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Vietnam confirms 49th Covid-19 case |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-confirms-49th-covid-19-case-4069259.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Vietnam reports four more Covid-19 infections |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-reports-four-more-covid-19-infections-4069300.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 15 March ===
* Puerto Rico [[COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico#March|issued]] the first stay at home order in the United States.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
'''WHO''' Situation Report 55:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200315-sitrep-55-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=33daa5cb_8|title=Situation Report 55|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases in Cyprus announced the first two cases among British military personnel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: British Bases announce two confirmed cases |url=https://in-cyprus.com/coronavirus-british-bases-say-two-raf-personnel-test-positive/ |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=In-Cyprus |date=15 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318185500/https://in-cyprus.com/coronavirus-british-bases-say-two-raf-personnel-test-positive/ |archive-date=18 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Bahamas confirmed their first case, a person with no recent travel history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gooding |first1=Kerri |title=Bahamas first confirmed coronavirus patient has no travel history |url=http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/bahamas-first-confirmed-coronavirus-patient-has-no-travel-history |accessdate=16 March 2020 |work=Loop News Barbados |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Brunei confirmed ten new cases, bringing the total number to 50.<ref name="The Star 15 March">{{cite news |title=Brunei bars residents from leaving as coronavirus cases reach 50 (update) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/15/brunei-bars-residents-from-leaving-as-coronavirus-cases-reach-50-update |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=15 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317093728/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/15/brunei-bars-residents-from-leaving-as-coronavirus-cases-reach-50-update |archivedate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed eight new cases, bringing the total number to 51.
* Finland ceased testing for people returning from trips abroad, and all of the people suffering flu symptoms in the country. The tests are reserved for health professionals only.<ref name="yle">{{cite news |title=HUS: Coronavirus testing to focus on health professionals |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/hus_coronavirus_testing_to_focus_on_health_professionals/11257869 |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=Yle News |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guam confirmed its first three cases, two people who arrived from Manila and one other person with no recent travel history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaur |first1=Anumita |title=Governor: Three individuals confirmed positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/local/2020/03/15/governor-3-guam-confirmed-positive-covid-19/5053098002/ |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=Pacific Daily News |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 21 more cases, bringing the total number to 117. Among the new diagnoses included [[North Sulawesi]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Satu Warga Sulut Positif Corona, Pemprov Periksa 36 Warga Lain | url= https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4939515/satu-warga-sulut-positif-corona-pemprov-periksa-36-warga-lain}}</ref> and [[Yogyakarta]]'s<ref>{{cite news |title=Corona di Jogja: Daftar Hotline COVID-19 Pencegahan dan Penanganan| url= https://tirto.id/corona-di-jogja-daftar-hotline-covid-19-pencegahan-dan-penanganan-eFd6}}</ref> first cases.
* Ireland confirmed 40 new cases, the largest to date. 169 total confirmed cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-15 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref> The government requested all pubs and bars to close permanently from midnight, in advance of the then-upcoming 17 March Saint Patricks Day public holiday.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Government calls on all pubs and bars to close from tonight |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/coronavirus-government-calls-on-all-pubs-and-bars-to-close-from-tonight-1.4203494 |accessdate=6 April 2020 |work=The Irish Times}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 3,590 more cases, bringing the total number to 24,747. The country also recorded 368 new deaths, bringing the total number to 1,809.<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy coronavirus deaths rise 25% to 1,809 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-toll/italy-coronavirus-deaths-rise-25-to-1809-idUSKBN212113 |agency=Reuters |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref> This was the largest death rate in a day for a country since the pandemic started.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Malaysia confirmed 190 new cases, bringing the total number to 428. Most of these cases were linked to a gathering in Kuala Lumpur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia reports 190 new coronavirus cases, most linked to mosque event |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-reports-190-new-coronavirus-cases-most-linked-to-mosque-event |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Moldova confirmed 11 new cases, bringing the total number to 23.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* New Zealand confirmed two new cases, a Wellington man and a Danish woman, bringing the total to 8.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cheng |first1=Derek |title=Coronavirus: Health boss confirms NZ's seventh and eighth positive Covid-19 cases |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12316824 |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Eighth case confirmed in New Zealand |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120289851/live-coronavirus-update-from-ministry-of-health |accessdate=15 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (company)]] |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia confirmed 15 new cases, bring the total number to 118{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Singapore confirmed 14 new cases, bringing the total number to 226. This was the highest number of new cases in the country in a single day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choo |first1=Yun Ting |title=14 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, highest in single day; 9 imported from overseas |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-14-new-cases-confirmed-in-singapore-9-imported-from-overseas |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 76 new cases and three new deaths, bringing the total to 8,162 and 75 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea adds 76 new virus cases, total infections now at 8,162 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200315001000320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sri Lanka confirmed eight more cases, bringing the total to 19. There were 18 active cases with one recovered case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daily Mirror |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/top_story/Another-male-identified-as-11th-Covid-19-patient-in-SL/155-185018 |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news_intensedebate.php?nid=61407 |title=Coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka climb to 18 |publisher=Adaderana.lk |date=15 March 2020 |accessdate=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total number to 55.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/aumenta-a-55-el-numero-de-casos-de-coronavirus-en-panama/|title=Aumenta a 55 el número de casos de coronavirus en Panamá; hay uno en Veraguas y otro en Colón | La Prensa Panamá|date=15 March 2020|website=prensa.com|accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Thailand confirmed 32 more cases, bringing the total number to 114.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Techakitteranun |first1=Hathai |title=Coronavirus: Thailand announces 32 new cases, biggest daily rise to date |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/thailand-reports-32-new-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-114 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Turkey confirmed 12 more cases, bringing the total number to 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2020/gundem/son-dakika-bakan-koca-yeni-corona-virusu-vakalarini-duyurdu-5681140/|title=Son dakika… Bakan Koca yeni Corona virüsü vakalarını duyurdu|website=sozcu.com.tr|language=tr|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 232 new cases, bringing the total number to 1,372. 14 more deaths were reported, bringing the total to 35.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1239214816860016640 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |access-date=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 669 new cases, bringing the total number to 3,485. Five more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 65.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus deaths pass 6,000 worldwide |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-16-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Uzbekistan confirmed its first case, a citizen who had returned from France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uzbekistan confirms first coronavirus case – govt |url=https://news.trust.org/item/20200315050633-qdbwd |agency=Reuters |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed four additional cases, bringing the total number to 57.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latvian tourist in HCMC Vietnam's 54th coronavirus patient |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/latvian-tourist-in-hcmc-vietnam-s-54th-coronavirus-patient-4069717.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Three more European tourists test Covid-19 positive |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/three-more-european-tourists-test-covid-19-positive-4069739.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 16 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 56:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200316-sitrep-56-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=9fda7db2_2|title=Situation Report 56|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Benin confirmed its first case, a 49-year-old man who had travelled to Belgium and Burkina Faso.<ref>{{cite news |title=Urgent- Coronavirus: le Bénin confirme un premier cas |url=http://ortb.bj/urgent-coronavirus-le-benin-confirme-un-premier-cas/ |accessdate=16 March 2020 |work=ORTB |date=16 March 2020 |language=French |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404234015/http://ortb.bj/urgent-coronavirus-le-benin-confirme-un-premier-cas/ |archive-date=4 April 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed two new cases, bringing the total number to 53. Bulgaria later confirmed nine more cases, bringing the final total to 62.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: 62 confirmed cases in Bulgaria, pharmacies being inspected |url=https://sofiaglobe.com/2020/03/16/coronavirus-62-confirmed-cases-in-bulgaria-pharmacies-being-inspected/ |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=The Sofia Globe |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Costa Rica confirmed 40 cases.<ref name="Costa Rica 16 March">{{cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.cr/costa-rica/se-confirman-41-casos-de-coronavirus-en-costa-rica/|title=Se confirman 41 casos de coronavirus en Costa Rica|last=González|first=Karla Pérez|date=16 March 2020|website=El Mundo CR|language=es|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cyprus confirmed 13 new cases, taking the total to 46.<ref>{{cite web |title=Monday update: 13 new coronavirus cases, 46 overall |url=https://ubvia.com/monday-update-13-new-coronavirus-cases-46-overall/ |publisher=UBVIA |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Egypt confirmed 40 new cases, taking the total to 166. It also confirmed two additional deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt confirms 40 new coronavirus cases raising total to 166, two new deaths |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/17/Egypt-confirms-40-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-166-two-new-deaths.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed that cases had risen to 6,633 with 148 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |publisher=Sante Publique France |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Germany's cases rose to 7,272 with 17 deaths.
* Greece confirmed 21 new cases for a total of 352.<ref>{{cite web |title=Κορωνοϊός: 21 νέα κρούσματα στην Ελλάδα – 352 συνολικά |url=https://www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/211470/koronoios-21-nea-kroysmata-stin-ellada-352-synolika |publisher=CNNGreece |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Κορωνοϊός: 21 νέα κρούσματα στην Ελλάδα – 352 συνολικά |url=https://www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/211470/koronoios-21-nea-kroysmata-stin-ellada-352-synolika |website=GNNGreece |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Greenland confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Første tilfælde af smitte med ny Corona virus i Grønland |url=https://naalakkersuisut.gl/da/Naalakkersuisut/Nyheder/2020/03/1603_foerste |publisher=Government of Greenland |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed five more cases, bringing the total to 6 and the first death in the country from the virus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suman seis casos de coronavirus en Guatemala |url=https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2020/03/16/suman-seis-casos-de-coronavirus-en-guatemala2/ |publisher=El Periodico (in Spanish)|accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 17 more cases, 134 in total.
* Iran's cases rose to 13,938 with its death toll rising by 129 to 853.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 853 with 129 new deaths: Official |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/16/Iran-s-death-toll-from-coronavirus-reaches-853-with-129-new-deaths-Official.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref> The deaths included [[Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi]], Grand Ayatollah and a representative of the Tehran Province in Iran's Assembly of Experts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran Assembly of Experts member Hashem Bathaei-Golpaygani dies of coronavirus |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/16/Iran-Assembly-of-Experts-member-Hashem-Bathaei-Golpaygani-dies-of-coronavirus.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 54 new cases, the largest to date. 223 total confirmed cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-16 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy's confirmed cases rose to 27,980 and deaths to 2,158.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETPyUerWsAMA7AL?format=jpg&name=large</ref> This total included 3,233 new cases and 349 new deaths.
* Jordan confirmed four new cases, taking its total to 15.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan confirms new coronavirus cases, total now 16 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/03/16/Jordan-confirms-new-coronavirus-cases-total-now-15.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kuwait confirmed 11 new cases, taking the total to 123.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait records 11 new coronavirus cases, total now 123: Spokesman |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/16/Kuwait-records-11-new-coronavirus-cases-total-now-123-Spokesman.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Liberia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liberia: Health Ministry Confirms First Case of Coronavirus |url=https://frontpageafricaonline.com/front-slider/liberia-health-ministry-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus/ |publisher=FPA |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia announced another 125 cases, taking it to a total of 553 with many of the new cases linked to a recent religious festival in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid-19: 125 new cases recorded, bringing total number to 553 (Updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/16/covid-19-125-new-cases-recorded-bring-total-number-to-553 |website=The Star |accessdate=25 May 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Moldova announced another six cases, taking its total to 29.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Oman confirmed two additional cases, raising the total to 24.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oman reports two new coronavirus cases, raising total to 24 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/17/Oman-reports-two-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-24.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Qatar reported 64 new cases taking it to 401.<ref>{{cite web |title=Qatar reports 64 new coronavirus cases raising total to 401 cases |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/15/Qatar-reports-64-new-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-401-cases.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 17 more cases, bringing the total number to 243. This was the biggest spike of new cases in a single day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Teh |first1=Cheryl |last2=Wong |first2=Lester |title=17 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore in biggest single-day spike, including 11 imported; 86-year-old S'porean man is oldest patient |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/17-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-in-biggest-single-day-spike-including-11-imported-86-year |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Somalia confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Somalia, Tanzania confirm first coronavirus cases |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/somalia-tanzania-confirm-first-coronavirus-cases/1767971 |website=aa.com.tr |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 74 new cases, bringing the total to 8,236.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 74 new virus cases, total now at 8,236 |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200316000199 |website=The Korea Herald |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain reported 9,942 cases and 342 deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Sri Lanka confirmed eleven more cases, bringing the total to 29.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three more Coronavirus patients identified |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news_intensedebate.php?nid=61421 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[Ada Derana]] |date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=22nd coronavirus patient identified in Sri Lanka |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news_intensedebate.php?nid=61423 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[Ada Derana]] |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Tanzania confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Health ministry calls for calm as Tanzania confirms first coronavirus case |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/1840340-5493064-agvtxf/index.html |work=The Citizen |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>
* Turkey announced that the number of cases had risen to 47, with 29 new cases confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |title= Number of coronavirus cases in Turkey rises to 47 |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/number-of-coronavirus-cases-in-turkey-rises-to-47/news |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[Daily Sabah]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed a total of 1,543 positive tests, up from 1,372.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: UK to unveil new financial measures to support economy |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-51920444 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 974 new cases, bringing the total number to 4,459. 22 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases pass 182,000 as countries go into lockdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-17-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ukraine confirmed two new cases: two women, one of whom recently returned from Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Оперативна інформація про поширення коронавірусної інфекції COVID-19 |url=https://moz.gov.ua/article/news/operativna-informacija-pro-poshirennja-koronavirusnoi-infekcii-2019-ncov- |publisher=Ukrainian Ministry of Healthcare |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316140827/https://moz.gov.ua/article/news/operativna-informacija-pro-poshirennja-koronavirusnoi-infekcii-2019-ncov- |archive-date=16 March 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later in the day, two more cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 7.<ref>{{cite web |title=У Києві зафіксовано 2 випадки коронавірусу |url=https://t.me/COVID19_Ukraine/62 |website=[[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed four additional cases, bringing the total number to 61.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Vietnam confirms three more infections |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/coronavirus-vietnam-confirms-three-more-infections-4070257.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam records 61st Covid-19 case |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-records-61st-covid-19-case-4070278.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020}}</ref>
===17 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 57:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200317-sitrep-57-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=a26922f2_4|title=Situation Report 57|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Barbados reported its first two cases, people who recently returned from the US.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barbados confirms first two COVID-19 cases |url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/03/17/news/regional/barbados/barbados-confirms-first-two-covid-19-cases/ |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=Stabroek News |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bulgaria confirmed five new cases, bringing the number to 67, and then an additional 14 new cases, bringing the total number to 81.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* Brazil confirmed the first death in the country, a 62-year-old man in the state of São Paulo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confirmada primeira morte por novo coronavírus no Brasil |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/saude/2020/03/17/confirmada-primeira-morte-por-novo-coronavirus-no-brasil/ |publisher=CNN Brasil |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* France confirmed 7,730 people had now tested positive with 175 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |publisher=Sante Publique France |accessdate=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Gambia reported its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gambia reports first case of coronavirus -health minister |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/gambia-reports-first-case-of-coronavirus-health-minister |work=National Post |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Hungary reported 11 new cases, bringing the total number to 50.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Number of Confirmed Cases Reaches 50 |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/coronavirus-hungary-cases-50/ |website=hungarytoday.hu |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia reported 38 new cases, bringing the total number to 172.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jumlah Pasien Positif Corona Bertambah Jadi 172 Orang |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200317154315-20-484247/jumlah-pasien-positif-corona-bertambah-jadi-172-orang |publisher=CNN Indonesia |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 69 new cases, the largest to date. 292 total confirmed cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-1-17 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed an increase to 31,506 cases and 2,503 deaths.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETU8KWKUwAE8fV6?format=jpg&name=medium</ref>
* Kuwait confirmed seven new cases, taking the total to 130.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kuwait confirms seven new coronavirus cases, total up to 130 |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/17/Kuwait-confirms-seven-new-coronavirus-cases-total-up-to-130.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia reported its first two deaths, a 60-year-old pastor in [[Sarawak]] and a 34-year-old man from [[Johor]] who had attended a Muslim religious gathering. 120 new cases were also confirmed, bringing the total number to 673.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Loo |first1=Cindi |title=Malaysia records first death from Covid-19 |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/malaysia-records-first-death-from-covid-19-KD2140419#pk_campaign=MASwpn&pk_kwd=Malaysia+records+first+death+from+Covid-19 |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Malaysia reports first two deaths due to coronavirus |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-reports-first-death-from-coronavirus |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=[[The Straits Times]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Yusof |first1=Amir |title=Malaysia reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, including one from mosque gathering: Health minister |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-two-covid-19-deaths-mosque-sri-petaling-church-kuching-12548358 |website=CNA |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Montenegro reported its first two cases. One infected was from [[Podgorica]], and the other from [[Ulcinj]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dvije ženske osobe u Crnoj Gori zaražene koronavirusom|url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/drustvo/dvije-zenske-osobe-zarazene-koronavirusom|accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref> Montenegro was the last country in Europe without any confirmed cases.
* The Netherlands confirmed 1,705 cases and 43 deaths.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* New Zealand confirmed four new cases, bringing the total to 12.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sherwood |first1=Sam |title=Dunedin student 12th positive coronavirus case – high school to close |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120349877/dunedin-man-11th-positive-coronavirus-case |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pupil tests positive, school to close |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/pupil-tests-positive-school-close |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Pakistan confirmed its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan reports first death from coronavirus |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/17/Pakistan-reports-first-death-from-coronavirus.html |publisher=Al Arabiya |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines reported 45 new cases, taking the total to 187.<ref>{{cite web |title=PH now has 187 COVID-19 cases |url=https://pressone.ph/ph-now-has-187-covid-19-cases/ |publisher=press one |accessdate=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 23 new cases, bringing the total number to 266. This was the highest number of new cases in the country in a single day so far.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chong |first1=Clara |title=23 new coronavirus patients in S'pore a new high; 17 cases imported |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/23-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-biggest-single-day-spike-including-17-imported |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Sint Maarten confirmed its first case, a 26-year-old local resident who travelled to UK and Miami.<ref>{{cite news |title=St Maarten reports positive coronavirus case |url=https://www.loopcayman.com/content/st-maarten-reports-positive-coronavirus-case-1 |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Loop Cayman |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovakia confirmed 25 new cases, bringing the total number to 97.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* South Korea confirmed 84 new cases and six new deaths, bringing the total to 8,320 and 81 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 84 new virus cases, total now at 8,320 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200317002800320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total number to 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/se-confirman-86-casos-de-coronavirus-se-incrementan-los-pacientes-hospitalizados/|title=Se confirman 86 casos de coronavirus; se incrementan los pacientes hospitalizados | La Prensa Panamá|date=17 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* Ukraine reported seven new cases and its second death, bringing the total number of cases to 14.<ref>{{cite news |title=В Україні зафіксовано 14 випадків зараження коронавірусом. Два летальні |url=https://ukranews.com/ua/news/690606-koronavirus-v-ukrayini-zafiksuvaly-7-novyh-vypadkiv-zarazhennya |accessdate=17 March 2020 |work=Українські Новини |date=17 March 2020 |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom reported 407 new cases, with the total rising from 1,543 to 1,950.
* The United States confirmed 1,676 new cases, bringing the total number to 6,135. 25 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 112.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 197,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-18-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Brooklyn Nets]] announced that four of their players had tested positive, including forward [[Kevin Durant]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kevin Durant among four Nets players to test positive for the coronavirus |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28917855/four-nets-players-test-positive-coronavirus |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed five more cases, bringing the total number to 66.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam Covid-19 tally up by five to 66 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-covid-19-tally-up-by-five-to-66-4070540.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=17 March 2020 |date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
=== 18 March ===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 58:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200318-sitrep-58-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=20876712_2|title=Situation Report 58|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bermuda confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools To Close, Bus/Ferries Suspended & More |url=http://bernews.com/2020/03/schools-to-close-busferries-suspended-more/ |publisher=Bernnews |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two Covid-19 cases confirmed |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/article/20200319/two-covid-19-cases-confirmed?template=mobileart |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=The Royal Gazette |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Bangladesh confirmed its first death.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ul Khaliq |first1=Riyaz |last2=Sakib |first2=SM Najmus |title=Bangladesh confirms first death from new coronavirus |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/bangladesh-confirms-first-death-from-new-coronavirus/1770315 |publisher=Andalou Agency |accessdate=19 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Costa Rica confirmed its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Primer fallecido por COVID-19 |url=https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/centro-de-prensa/noticias/741-noticias-2020/1575-primer-fallecido-por-covid-19 |publisher=Ministerio de Salud Costa Rica |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Djibouti confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus : la psychose gagne l'Afrique du Sud |url=https://www.lepoint.fr/afrique/coronavirus-en-afrique-le-mali-ferme-frontieres-aeriennes-et-ecoles-18-03-2020-2367637_3826.php |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Le Point |date=18 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* El Salvador confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-18/el-salvador-registers-first-coronavirus-infection-president-says |title=El Salvador Registers First Coronavirus Infection, President Says |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=U.S. News |date= 19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed two additional cases, bringing the total to 8.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/presidente-giammattei-cierra-el-dia-con-8-casos-confirmados-de-coronavirus-en-el-pais/ |title=Presidente Giammattei cierra el día con 8 casos confirmados de coronavirus en Guatemala |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=Prensa Libre (in Spanish) |date= 19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 74 new cases, the largest to date. 366 total confirmed cases and 2 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-18 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy reported 4,207 new cases and 475 new deaths. The total number of cases reached 35,713 and the total death toll rose to 2,978.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-italy-has-highest-daily-covid-19-deaths-as-475-die-11959853 |title=Coronavirus: Italy and France have highest daily deaths from COVID-19 |last=Culbertson |first=Alix |date=18 March 2020 |publisher=Sky News |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Kyrgyzstan reported its first cases, three people who had recently returned from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus reaches Kyrgyzstan, via Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kyrgyzstan/kyrgyzstan-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-idUSKBN2150DG |accessdate=18 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 117 new cases, bringing the total number to 790.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia records 117 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 790; mosque cluster reaches 514 cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-malaysia-records-117-new-cases-to-total-790-mosque-cluster-reaches-514 |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mauritius announced its first three cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid-19: trois premiers cas confirmés à Maurice |url=https://www.lexpress.mu/article/372753/covid-19-trois-premiers-cas-confirmes-maurice |publisher=lexpress.mu |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Moldova confirmed its first death<ref>{{cite web |title=Republica Moldova a înregistrat primul deces cauzat de noul coronavirus |url=https://msmps.gov.md/ro/content/republica-moldova-inregistrat-primul-deces-cauzat-de-noul-coronavirus |publisher=Guvernul Republicci Moldova |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> and six new cases, bringing the total to 36.
* Montserrat confirmed its first case, a person who visited the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Montserrat registers first case of coronavirus |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Montserrat_registers_first_case_of_coronavirus |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Jamaica Observer |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Caledonia confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus : deux premiers cas confirmés en Nouvelle-Calédonie |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/coronavirus-deux-premiers-cas-confirmes-en-nouvelle-caledonie-18-03-2020-8282760.php |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Le Parisien |date=18 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed eight new cases, bringing the total to 20.<ref name="Newshub 20 cases">{{cite news |last1=Ensor |first1=James |title=Coronavirus: Eight new cases in New Zealand |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-eight-new-cases-in-new-zealand.html?fbclid=IwAR082YfS_sR7TUaTE6AX6AHbMJzBUmVDAgEqpa5ktR4NNSQLwE79Tw5j5JM< |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Nicaragua confirmed its first case, imported from Panama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/mundo/nicaragua-anuncia-primer-contagio-por-covid-19-importado-de-panama/|title=Nicaragua anuncia primer contagio por Covid-19 importado de Panamá | La Prensa Panamá|date=19 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-03-18/nicaragua-registers-first-case-of-coronavirus-infection |title=Nicaragua Registers First Case of Coronavirus Infection |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=U.S. News |date= 19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms 44 cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live Updates Israeli Coronavirus Diagnoses Spike by 27 Percent, Top Brass to Prepare for Full Lockdown |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israeli-coronavirus-diagnoses-spike-by-27-percent-new-west-bank-cases-emerge-1.8686074|work=Haaretz|date=18 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Palestine confirms three new coronavirus cases |url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=QxwF1Ta115429555593aQxwF1T|publisher=Wafa|date=18 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update 10 |url=https://who18.createsend.com/campaigns/reports/viewCampaign.aspx?d=j&c=99FA4938D049E3A8&ID=36FB93A72013F4462540EF23F30FEDED&temp=False&tx=0 |publisher=WHO |accessdate=31 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 47 new cases, bringing the total number to 313. This was the highest number of new cases in the country in a single day so far.<ref name="SHNall">{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Lester |last2=Lim |first2=Min Zhang |title=Coronavirus: Record 47 new cases in S'pore; 14-day stay-home notice will apply to all returning residents and short-term visitors |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/covid-19-all-time-high-of-47-new-cases-in-singapore-14-day-stay-home-notice-will-now-apply |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Slovakia confirmed its first death.<ref name="slovakia-death-1">{{cite news |last1=a.s |first1=Petit Press |title=A woman positive with coronavirus has died |url=https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22362049/a-woman-positive-with-coronavirus-has-died.html |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Slovak Spectator |date=18 March 2020 }}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 93 new cases and three new deaths, bringing the total to 8,413 and 84 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 93 new virus cases, total now at 8,413 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200318002800320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=19 May 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total to 109.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/200318/coronavirus-panama-109-casos-covid-19-diez-dias|title=Coronavirus en Panamá: 109 casos de Covid-19 en diez días|first=GESE-La Estrella de|last=Panamá|website=La Estrella de Panamá}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed 676 new cases, taking it to a total of 2,626.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mercer |first1=David |title=Coronavirus: Big rise in UK COVID-19 cases – up by 676 to 2,626 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-big-rise-in-uk-covid-19-cases-up-by-676-to-2-626-11959591 |publisher=Sky News |accessdate=19 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref> 32 additional deaths were announced, taking the total to 104.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: 32 more COVID-19 patients die in England – taking UK total to 104 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-32-more-covid-19-patients-die-in-england-taking-uk-total-to-104-11959809 |publisher=Sky News |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 2,601 more cases, bringing the total number to 8,736. 37 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 149.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 218,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-19-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=19 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed ten more cases, bringing the total number to 76.<ref>{{cite web |title=Another Malaysia returnee tests Covid-19 positive |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/another-malaysia-returnee-tests-covid-19-positive-4070591.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=American man in Da Nang infected with Covid-19 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/american-man-in-da-nang-infected-with-covid-19-4071175.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam confirms eight new Covid-19 infections |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-confirms-eight-new-covid-19-infections-4071413.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=18 March 2020 |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
* Zambia reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zambia confirms 2 cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/zambia-confirms-2-cases-of-coronavirus/ |accessdate=18 March 2020 |work=Zambian Watchdog |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
===19 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 59:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200319-sitrep-59-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=c3dcdef9_2|title=Situation Report 59|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Angola confirmed its first case, a Chinese businessman.<ref>{{cite news |title=Angola registered its first coronavirus case |url=https://informante.web.na/angola-registered-its-first-coronavirus-case/ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Informanté |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Chad confirmed its first case, a Moroccan national who had travelled to the country from Cameroon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chad confirms first case of coronavirus: government statement |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-chad/chad-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-government-statement-idUSKBN2162LO?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews |accessdate=19 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* China reported no new cases of local infections but confirmed 34 new cases from overseas arrivals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davison |first1=Helen |last2=Kuo |first2=Lily |title=China reports no domestic cases of coronavirus for first time since outbreak began |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/china-reports-no-domestic-cases-of-coronavirus-for-first-time-since-outbreak-began |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321191459/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/china-reports-no-domestic-cases-of-coronavirus-for-first-time-since-outbreak-began |archivedate=21 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji|Fiji]] confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/412143/fiji-has-first-confirmed-case-of-covid-19 |title=Fiji has first confirmed case of Covid-19 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=19 March 2020 |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed one additional case, raising the total to 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Alejandro Giammattei confirma noveno caso de covid-19 en Guatemala |url=https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/coronavirus-alejandro-giammattei-confirma-noveno-caso-de-covid-19/ |publisher=Prensa Libre (in Spanish)|accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Haiti reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Haiti reports first two coronavirus cases |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200320-haiti-reports-first-two-coronavirus-cases |accessdate=20 March 2020 |publisher=France 24 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 191 new cases, the largest to date with more than two and a half times the confirmed cases of 18 March, and a third death, bringing the total number of cases to 557.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-19 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref> Approximately 7,000 tests have been administered to date and the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, believes there will be 15,000 tests given a day starting within the next few days.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland will continue to 'test, test, test', as 15,000 Covid-19 tests set to be carried out daily|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0319/1124042-coronavirus-ireland/ |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Isle of Man confirmed its first case, a person who recently returned from Spain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patient on Island tests positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.gov.im/news/2020/mar/20/patient-on-island-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/ |website=Isle of Man Government |accessdate=20 March 2020 |ref=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy's number of cases rose to 41,035 from a previous 35,713, up by 5,322, a faster rate of growth than the past three days. They also overtook China as the country with the most deaths, registering 3,405 dead, a rise of 427 from the day before.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy surpasses China as total reaches 3,405 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-italy-surpasses-china-as-total-reaches-3-405-11960412 |publisher=Sky Sports |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed 110 new cases, bringing the total number to 900.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yusof |first1=Amir |title=COVID-19 cases in Malaysia hit 900 with 110 new infections |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-cases-in-malaysia-hit-900-with-110-new-infections-12555690 |website=CNA |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed eight new cases, bringing the total to 28.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12318127|title=Watch live: Eight new cases of coronavirus in NZ – total now 28|date=18 March 2020|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=19 March 2020|issn=1170-0777}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus update: Eight further cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412132/coronavirus-update-eight-further-cases-of-covid-19-in-new-zealand |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Niger confirmed its first case, a local 36-year-old man who travelled a lot to Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso due to work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Niger enregistre son premier cas de coronavirus (Officiel) |url=http://www.anp.ne/?q=article/le-niger-enregistre-son-premier-cas-de-coronavirus-officiel |accessdate=19 March 2020 |work=Agence Nigérienne de Presse |date=19 March 2020 |language=French}}</ref>
* Ibrahim Milhem confirmed three new cases bringing the total to 47. He said in the daily briefing that two cases were students returning home from France and quarantined before being in contact with anyone. The third is for a person from Nablus previously suspected of having the disease and was kept in home quarantine.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news |title=Spokesman: Three new cases of coronavirus in Palestine; total 47|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=0iwpCia115441928382a0iwpCi|publisher=WAFA|date=19 March 2020 |access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms three new cases, bringing the total to 47.<ref name="autogenerated2"/>
* Panama reported several new cases, bringing the total number to 137.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/en-panama-se-han-detectado-137-casos-del-nuevo-coronavirus/|title=En Panamá se han detectado 137 casos del nuevo coronavirus | La Prensa Panamá|date=19 March 2020|website=prensa.com|accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Pakistan confirmed 70 additional cases.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus blog |url=https://www.dawn.com/live-blog/ |work=Dawn |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Russia confirmed its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia Confirms First Coronavirus Death |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/19/russia-confirms-first-coronavirus-death-a69677 |work=Moscow Times |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 32 new cases, bringing the total number to 345.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chong |first1=Clara |title=32 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, including 24 imported cases involving residents and long-term pass holders |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/32-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-including-24-imported-cases-involving-residents-and-long |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=19 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 152 new cases and seven new deaths, bringing the total to 8,565 and 91 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 152 new virus cases, total now at 8,565 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200319003600320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain reported a large increase in cases, with 17,147 cases and 767 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actualización nº 49. Enfermedad por el coronavirus (COVID-19). 19.03.2020 |url=https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/documentos/Actualizacion_49_COVID-19.pdf |publisher=Ministerio de Sanidad |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom's total of diagnosed cases rose to 3,229, an increase of 603, with the death toll rising to 144.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public? |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |accessdate=19 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 4,397 more cases, bringing the total number to 13,133. 46 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 195.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live updates: Coronavirus deaths top 10,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-20-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=20 March 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref> The [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and the [[Boston Celtics]] all reported that some of their players had tested positive for the virus. The players had not been named.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/coronavirus-nuggets-report-member-of-organization-tested-positive-for-covid-19/|title=Coronavirus: Nuggets report member of organization tested positive for COVID-19|website=CBSSports.com}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed nine more cases, bringing the total number to 85.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam confirms nine new Covid-19 cases |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-confirms-nine-new-covid-19-cases-4071698.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=19 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020}}</ref>
===20 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 60:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200320-sitrep-60-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=8894045a_2|title=Situation Report 60|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Cape Verde confirmed its first case, a 62-year-old English tourist.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavírus: Inglês de 62 anos é o primeiro caso confirmado em Cabo Verde |url=https://www.publico.pt/2020/03/20/mundo/noticia/coronavirus-ingles-62-anos-caso-confirmado-cabo-verde-1908619 |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=Público |date=20 March 2020 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>
* East Timor confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=East Timor Confirms First Case of Coronavirus: Health Ministry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/21/world/asia/21reuters-health-coronavirus-timor.html |accessdate=21 March 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed three additional cases, bringing the total to 12.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus en Guatemala: 12 casos confirmados |url=https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2020/03/20/coronavirus-en-guatemala-12-casos-confirmados6/ |publisher=El Periodico (in Spanish)|accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 126 new cases, less than that of 19 March. 683 total confirmed cases and 3 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-20 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Madagascar reported its first three cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Madagascar confirms first cases of coronavirus: president |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-madagascar/madagascar-confirms-first-cases-of-coronavirus-president-idUSKBN2172TP |accessdate=20 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed its third death. In addition, 130 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 1,030.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia records third coronavirus death as cases surge beyond 1,000 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/fifteen-malaysian-healthcare-workers-infected-with-coronavirus |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed 11 new cases, bringing the total to 39.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eleven new cases of Covid-19 in NZ – Health Ministry |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412214/eleven-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-nz-health-ministry |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Devlin |first1=Collete |title=Coronavirus: 11 new cases confirmed – Ministry of Health |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120438591/coronavirus-ministry-of-health-update-on-number-of-virus-cases |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms a new case, bringing the total to 48. Authorities also report that 17 have recovered.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pnn.ps/news/498848 |title = وزيرة الصحة: إصابة جديدة بسلفيت… وشفاء 17 مريضًا كانوا في العزل في فندق "آنجل" ببيت لحم}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Palestine confirms new coronavirus case, recovery of 17 others |url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=j3upWja115452397665aj3upWj|publisher=WAFA|date=20 March 2020 |access-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama reported over 60 new cases, bringing the total number to 200.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/20/hay-casos-confirmados-de-coronavirus-en-panama/2699387.html|title=Hay 200 casos confirmados de coronavirus en Panamá|first=Linda|last=Batista|date=20 March 2020|website=Telemetro|accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Papua New Guinea confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=PNG's first imported COVID-19 case |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=221945402521984 |website=Facebook.com |accessdate=20 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 40 new cases, bringing the total number to 385.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Lester |last2=Baharudin |first2=Hariz |title=Coronavirus: 40 new cases in S'pore, stricter safe distancing measures introduced |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/covid-19-40-new-cases-in-spore-stricter-safe-distancing-measures-including-1m-separation |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 87 new cases and three new deaths, bringing the total to 8,652 and 94 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 87 new virus cases, total now at 8,652 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200320003000320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Uganda confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/angola-eritrea-uganda-confirm-first-cases-as-coronavirus-spreads-in-africa |accessdate=21 March 2020 |work=National Post |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ukraine confirmed 15 new cases, bringing the total number to 41.<ref>{{cite web |title=Станом на 23:00 20 березня в Україні підтверджено 41 випадок COVID-19. |url=https://www.facebook.com/261889753974137/posts/1485778884918545/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine |accessdate=20 March 2020 |language=uk}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 3,983 and there had been 177 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 20 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1241058983336706050 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=25 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 5,630 more cases, bringing the total number to 18,763. 63 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 258.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus deaths top 11,000 globally |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-21-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed six more cases, bringing the total number to 91.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hanoi nurses infected with Covid-19 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/hanoi-nurses-infected-with-covid-19-4071673.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=20 March 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam Airlines pilot among four new Covid-19 infections |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-airlines-pilot-among-four-new-covid-19-infections-4072516.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=20 March 2020 |date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
* Zimbabwe confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zim confirms first Covid-19 case |url=https://www.herald.co.zw/zim-confirms-first-covid-19-case-2/ |accessdate=20 March 2020 |work=The Herald |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
===21 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 61:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200321-sitrep-61-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=f201f85c_2|title=Situation Report 61|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Åland Islands confirmed their first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Åland Islands confirms first coronavirus cases, recommends quarantine for visitors from Finland |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/aland_islands_confirms_first_coronavirus_cases_recommends_quarantine_for_visitors_from_finland/11270010 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=Yle |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* China reports no new cases of local infections but confirms 41 new cases from overseas travellers, bringing the total number of overseas infected to 269.<ref>{{cite news |title=No new local COVID-19 cases in China for third day, but imported infections see biggest increase yet |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/no-new-local-covid-19-cases-in-china-for-third-day-but-imported-infections-see-biggest-increase-yet |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[SBS News]] |date=21 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323130220/https://www.sbs.com.au/news/no-new-local-covid-19-cases-in-china-for-third-day-but-imported-infections-see-biggest-increase-yet |archivedate=23 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Eritrea confirmed its first case, a 39-year-old Eritrean national with permanent residence in Norway.<ref>{{cite news |title=BREAKING!! Eritrea Confirms First Coronavirus Case |url=http://www.branapress.com/2020/03/21/breaking-eritrea-confirms-first-coronavirus-case/ |accessdate=21 March 2020 |work=Brana Press |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guatemala confirmed five new cases, bringing the total to 17.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guatemala suma 17 casos positivos de Covid-19 |url=https://republica.gt/2020/03/21/guatemala-17-casos-covid-19/ |accessdate=21 March 2020 |agency=República (in Spanish) |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 81 new cases, bringing the total to 450. The number of deaths rose by six to 38.<ref>{{cite web |title=Data Terbaru: Kasus Positif Corona Jadi 450, Bertambah 81 |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4948271/data-terbaru-kasus-positif-corona-jadi-450-bertambah-81?tag_from=wp_hl_judul&_ga=2.203489683.2065972875.1584617752-592545791.1572722223 |website=Detik.com |language=Indonesian}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 102 new cases, less than that of 20 March, with a total of 785 total confirmed cases and 3 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-21 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed five more deaths, bringing the total to 8. Separately, 153 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 1,183.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia reports five COVID-19 deaths, bringing death toll to 8 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid19-coronavirus-malaysia-fourth-death-tabligh-12563358 |website=CNA |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 13 new cases, bringing the total to 52.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coughlan |first=Thomas |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120464350/ministry-of-health-update-on-new-coronavirus-cases-in-new-zealand |title=Coronavirus: 13 new cases in New Zealand, pushing total up to 52 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=21 March 2020 |access-date=21 March 2020 }}</ref>
* Palestine confirms four new cases, bringing the total to 52.<ref>{{cite news |title=Health minister confirms 4 new cases of coronavirus in Palestine, total 52, including 17 cured|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=D2cVLDa115459059936aD2cVLD|publisher=WAFA|date=21 March 2020 |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* The Philippines recorded 77 new cases, bringing the total number to 307.<ref name="PH032120">{{cite news |title=PH records 77 new cases of COVID-19; total at 307 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/21/20/philippines-records-32-more-cases-of-covid-19-total-at-262 |accessdate=21 March 2020 |agency=ABS-CBN News |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed its first two deaths, a 64-year-old Indonesian man and a 75-year-old Singaporean woman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Vanessa |title=Singapore reports first two coronavirus deaths: a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and 64-year old Indonesian man |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-reports-two-covid-19-deaths-health-minister-gan |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref> 47 new cases were later confirmed, bringing the total number to 432.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Sue-Ann |title=Coronavirus: 47 new cases in Singapore, including 39 imported |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-47-new-cases-in-singapore-including-39-imported |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 147 new cases and eight new deaths, bringing the total to 8,799 and 102 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 147 new virus cases, total now at 8,799 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200321001300320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Transnistria confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=В Приднестровье зарегистрированы первые случаи заболевания коронавирусом |url=https://novostipmr.com/ru/news/20-03-21/v-pridnestrove-zaregistrirovany-pervye-sluchai-zabolevaniya |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=Новости Приднестровья |date=21 March 2020 |language=Russian}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 5,018 and there had been 233 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 21 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1241428067081433088 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=25 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 4,886 more cases, bringing the total number to 23,649. 44 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 302.<ref>{{cite news |title=March 21 coronavirus news |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-21-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed three more cases, bringing the total number to 94.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student from Paris is Vietnam's Covid-19 'Patient 92' |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/student-from-paris-is-vietnam-s-covid-19-patient-92-4072754.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Two Europe returnees test Covid-19 positive |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/two-europe-returnees-test-covid-19-positive-4072876.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=21 March 2020 |date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
===22 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 62:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200322-sitrep-62-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=755c76cd_2|title=Situation Report 62|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* China reported 39 new cases, down from 46 a day earlier. All of these cases were overseas travellers.<ref>{{cite news |title=China reports fewer new coronavirus cases, with all of them arriving from overseas |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6716497/china-coronavirus-new-imported-cases/ |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=[[Global News]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=22 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323084535/https://globalnews.ca/news/6716497/china-coronavirus-new-imported-cases/ |archivedate=23 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="Guardian China 23 March">{{cite news |last1=Kuo |first1=Lily |title=Wuhan eases coronavirus lockdown as restrictions intensify outside China |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/wuhan-eases-coronavirus-lockdown-as-restrictions-intensify-outside-china |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323071520/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/wuhan-eases-coronavirus-lockdown-as-restrictions-intensify-outside-china |archivedate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Dominica confirmed its first case, a 54-year-old man who recently arrived from the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |title=WATCH: Dominica records first case of coronavirus |url=https://www.loopcayman.com/content/watch-dominica-records-first-case-coronavirus-1 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=Loop Cayman |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Grenada confirmed its first case, a woman who recently travelled to the UK.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grenada records first COVID-19 case |url=https://www.loopcayman.com/content/grenada-records-first-covid-19-case-1 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=Loop Cayman |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 64 new cases, bringing the total number to 514.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20200322154834-4-146759/update-corona-22-maret-514-positif-48-meninggal-29-sembuh |title=Update Corona 22 Maret: 514 Positif, 48 Meninggal, 29 Sembuh |publisher=CNBC Indonesia |accessdate=23 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 121 new cases, more than that of 21 March, and a fourth death, with a total of 906 total confirmed cases and 4 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-22 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed two more deaths, bringing the total to 10. There were also 123 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 1,306.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia reports 123 new COVID-19 cases; national death toll at 10 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-malaysia-new-cases-deaths-mosque-gathering-12564986 |website=CNA |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mozambique confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Covid-19: Moçambique anuncia primeiro caso de infecção |url=https://lifestyle.sapo.mz/saude/saude-e-medicina/artigos/covid-19-mocambique-anuncia-primeiro-caso-de-infeccao |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=SAPO |date=22 March 2020 |language=Portuguese}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 14 new cases, bringing the total to 66.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Rebecca |title=Coronavirus: 14 more cases confirmed in NZ, total reaches 66 |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-52-more-cases-confirmed-in-nz-total-reaches-66.html |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: New Zealand has 14 new cases of Covid-19; total now 66 says Director-General of Health |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12318797 |accessdate=22 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine updates the number of cases to 59.<ref>{{cite news |title=Six new coronavirus cases in Palestine |url=http://english.pnn.ps/2020/03/22/six-new-coronavirus-cases-in-palestine/|date=22 March 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Romania confirmed its first death, a 67-year-old man suffering from cancer. A total of 367 cases had since been recorded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romania confirms first COVID-19 death |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/romania-confirms-first-covid19-death-12564908 |website=CNA |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 23 new cases, bringing the total number to 455.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tee |first1=Zhuo |title=Coronavirus: 23 new cases in Singapore including 18 imported; 4 recovered |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-23-new-cases-in-singapore-including-18-imported-4-recovered |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 98 new cases and two new deaths, bringing the total to 8,897 and 104 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 98 new virus cases, total now at 8,897 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200322001200320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* Syria recorded its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Syria confirms first coronavirus case |url=https://kfgo.com/2020/03/22/syria-confirms-first-coronavirus-case/ |accessdate=22 March 2020 |publisher=KFGO |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 5,683 and there had been 281 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 22 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1241793655737921537 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=25 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed 10,351 more cases, bringing the total number to 34,000. 111 more deaths were reported, bringing the total number to 413.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus forces Indian cities into lockdown |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-23-20-intl-hnk/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=23 March 2020 |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ukraine confirmed 26 more cases, bringing the total number to 73.<ref>{{cite web |title=В Україні зафіксовано 73 випадки коронавірусної хвороби COVID-19 |url=https://www.facebook.com/moz.ukr/posts/1487792461383854 |website=Facebook.com |publisher=Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine |language=Ukrainian}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed 19 more cases, bringing the total number to 113.<ref>{{cite web |title=Five more test Covid-19 positive in HCMC |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/five-more-test-covid-19-positive-in-hcmc-4073086.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnam's Covid-19 patient tally rises to 113 |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-s-covid-19-patient-tally-rises-to-113-4073166.html |publisher=VnExpress International |accessdate=22 March 2020 |date=22 March 2020}}</ref>
===23 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 63:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200323-sitrep-63-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=b617302d_4|title=Situation Report 63|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Belize confirmed its first case, a local resident who recently returned from Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belize confirms first case of coronavirus, Cuban doctors arriving to help |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/03/23/belize-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-cuban-doctors-arriving-to-help/ |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=Breking Belize News |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 65 new cases, bringing the total number to 579.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200323142245-20-486068/update-corona-23-maret-579-kasus-49-meninggal-30-sembuh |title=Update Corona 23 Maret: 579 Kasus, 49 Meninggal, 30 Sembuh |publisher=CNN Indonesia |date=23 March 2020 |accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 219 new cases, the largest increase to date, and two deaths, with a total of 1,125 total confirmed cases and 6 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-23 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed four more deaths, bringing the total to 14. There were also 212 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 1,518.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chung |first1=Clarissa |title=Covid-19: Death toll rises to 14, with 212 new cases recorded (updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/23/covid-19-death-toll-rises-to-14-213-new-cases-recorded |website=The Star |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Myanmar confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two test positive for COVID-19 in Myanmar, the country first cases |url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/two-test-positive-covid-19-myanmar-country-first-cases.html |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=Myanmar Times |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed 36 new cases, bringing the total number to 102.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Palmer |first1=Scott |title=Coronavirus: 36 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-36-new-covid-19-cases-in-new-zealand.html |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=23 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: 36 new cases of Covid-19 in NZ, bringing total to 102 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412393/coronavirus-36-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-nz-bringing-total-to-102 |accessdate=23 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed several new cases, bringing the total number to 345. Panama also confirmed several new deaths, bringing the total number to 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Panama-suma-casos-pandemia-COVID-19_0_5539696077.html|title=Panamá suma 6 fallecidos y 345 casos positivos por pandemia de COVID-19|date=23 March 2020|website=TVN|accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 54 new cases, bringing the total number to 509.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chong |first1=Clara |title=54 new coronavirus cases in S'pore in highest single-day spike; 48 cases imported |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/54-new-coronavirus-cases-in-spore-in-highest-single-day-spike-48-cases-imported |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=23 March 2020 |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 64 new cases and seven new deaths, bringing the total to 8,961 and 111 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 64 new virus cases, total now at 8,961 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200323003300320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
* Turks and Caicos Islands confirmed their first case.<ref>{{cite web |title=First confirmed case of Coronavirus COVID-19 in TCI |url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficeOfPremierTCI/videos/204398617511623/?vh=e |website=Facebook.com |publisher=The Office of the Premier – Turks and Caicos Islands |accessdate=23 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 6,650 and there had been 335 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total UK COVID-19 Cases Update – 23 March 2020 |url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14 |publisher=Public Health England |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 23 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1242145605604032512 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=25 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
* Vietnam confirmed 10 more cases, bringing the total number to 123.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia returnee Vietnam's 123rd Covid-19 patient |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/malaysia-returnee-vietnam-s-123rd-covid-19-patient-4073764.html |website=VnExpress International |accessdate=23 March 2020 |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
===24 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 64:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200324-sitrep-64-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=723b221e_2|title=Situation Report 64|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* China reports 78 newly confirmed cases including 74 imported cases, bringing the total number of imported cases to 427.<ref>{{cite news |title=China reports 74 newly imported Covid-19 cases and one in Wuhan |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/03/24/china-reports-74-newly-imported-covid-19-cases |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=24 March 2020 }}</ref> In addition, the NHC reported seven deaths in Wuhan.<ref>{{cite news |title=China's imported COVID-19 cases spike as fears grow of second wave |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-china-new-cases-imported-12569894 |accessdate=24 March 2020 |publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=24 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324032412/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-china-new-cases-imported-12569894 |archivedate=24 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Easter Island reports its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=De origen autóctono: Rapa Nui confirma primer contagio de coronavirus en la isla |url=https://www.cnnchile.com/coronavirus/de-origen-autoctono-rapa-nui-confirma-primer-contagio-de-coronavirus-en-la-isla_20200324/ |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=CNN Chile |date=24 March 2020 |language=es}}</ref>
* Indonesia confirmed 107 new cases, the largest increase it has had to date, bringing the total number of cases to 686.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200324114448-20-486374/update-corona-24-maret-686-kasus-55-meninggal-30-sembuh|title=Update Corona 24 Maret: 686 Kasus, 55 Meninggal, 30 Sembuh |date=24 March 2020 |accessdate=24 March 2020 |publisher=CNN Indonesia}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 204 new cases, fewer than that of 23 March, and one death, giving a total of 1,329 total confirmed cases and 7 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-24 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed 5,249 new cases and 743 new deaths, taking the country to a total of 69,176 cases and 6,820 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aggiornamento 24/03/2020 ORE 17:00 |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ET48tMcX0AMNxoz?format=jpg&name=900x900 |publisher=Italian Government Ministry of Health |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Laos reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Laos records first two coronavirus cases: Thai media |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-laos/laos-records-first-two-coronavirus-cases-thai-media-idUSKBN21B0X2 |accessdate=24 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* Libya confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/libya-confirms-first-coronavirus-case-amid-fear-over-readiness |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=National Post |date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia reported 106 new cases, bringing the total number to 1,624. Malaysia also reported one death, bringing the total number of deaths to 15.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mohammad Radhi |first1=Nor Ain |title=Malaysia Covid-19 toll rises to 15 deaths, 1,624 infections |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/577760/malaysia-covid-19-toll-rises-15-deaths-1624-infections |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |date=24 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324145634/https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/577760/malaysia-covid-19-toll-rises-15-deaths-1624-infections |archivedate=24 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* New Caledonia reported two new cases, bringing the total to nine.<ref name="Covid19 New Caledonia">{{cite news |title=COVID-19: Ninth case in New Caledonia confirmed |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/412512/covid-19-ninth-case-in-new-caledonia-confirmed |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=24 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324091953/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/412512/covid-19-ninth-case-in-new-caledonia-confirmed |archivedate=24 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed 40 new cases, and started including probable cases in its count. The inclusion brings New Zealand's total to 155.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Devlin |first1=Collete |last2=March |first2=Thomas |title=Coronavirus: New Zealand has 40 new cases of coronavirus, and three new probable cases |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120517335/coronavirus-latest-cases-to-be-confirmed-at-1pm-press-conference |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Four cases of community transmission of Covid-19 in NZ |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412482/four-cases-of-community-transmission-of-covid-19-in-nz |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Forty new coronavirus cases in New Zealand |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/forty-new-coronavirus-cases-in-zealand-bringing-total-142 |accessdate=24 March 2020 |work=[[1 News]] |date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine reports a new case, bringing the total number to 60.<ref>{{cite news |title=New case of coronavirus in Palestine brings total to 60 – spokesman|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=j9FU8wa115495226550aj9FU8w|publisher=WAFA|date=24 March 2020 |access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://who18.createsend.com/campaigns/reports/viewCampaign.aspx?d=j&c=99FA4938D049E3A8&ID=FEB54C9F4C307DFB2540EF23F30FEDED&temp=False&tx=0&source=Report|title=WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Update 13, issued March 24, 2020 | Campaign Monitor|website=who18.createsend.com}}</ref>
* Panama confirmed 98 new cases, bringing the total number to 443, and 2 deaths, bringing the total number to 8.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/24/panama-registra-8-defunciones-por-covid-19-y-443-casos-confirmados/2712167.html|title=Panamá registra 8 defunciones por COVID-19 y 443 casos confirmados|first=Catherine|last=Perea|date=24 March 2020|website=Telemetro|accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 49 new cases, bringing the total number to 558.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iau |first1=Jean |title=49 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, of which 32 are from overseas |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/49-new-coronavirus-cases-in-singapore-of-which-32-are-from-overseas |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=25 March 2020 |date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 76 new cases and nine new deaths, bringing the total to 9,037 and 120 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 76 new virus cases, total now at 9,037 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200324003300320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=24 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 8,077 and there had been 422 deaths. The 8,077 cases included 6,843 in England, 584 in Scotland, 478 in Wales and 172 in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total UK COVID-19 Cases Update – 24 March 2020 |url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14 |publisher=Public Health England |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref>
===25 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 65:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200325-sitrep-65-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=ce13061b_2|title=Situation Report 65|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* British Virgin Islands reported their first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=BVI confirms first two cases of coronavirus |url=https://bvinews.com/bvi-confirms-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=BVI News |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Guinea-Bissau reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dois primeiros casos de coronavírus na Guiné-Bissau |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/dois-primeiros-casos-de-coronav%C3%ADrus-na-guin%C3%A9-bissau/a-52913114 |accessdate=25 March 2020 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=25 March 2020 |language=pt}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 235 new cases, the largest increase to date, and two deaths, giving a total of 1,564 total confirmed cases and 9 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-25 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Latvia reported 24 new cases,<ref name="LV(March 25)">{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/coronavirus-case-total-rises-to-221-in-latvia.a353142/ |title=Coronavirus case total rises to 221 in Latvia |date=25 March 2020 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref> among them the first five untraceable cases,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/health/first-untraceable-covid-19-cases-in-latvia.a353237/ |title=First untraceable Covid-19 cases in Latvia |date=25 March 2020 |publisher=[[Public Broadcasting of Latvia]] |accessdate=25 March 2020}}</ref> raising the total number to 221.<ref name="LV(March 25)"/>
* Malaysia confirmed four more deaths, bringing the total to 19. There were also 172 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 1,796.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bedi |first1=Rashvinjeet S. |title=Health Ministry: 172 new Covid-19 cases, death toll now 19 (updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/25/health-ministry-172-new-covid-19-cases-and-four-deaths-reported |website=The Star |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Mali reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mali Reports First Two Cases of Coronavirus: Government Statement |url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/25/world/africa/25reuters-health-coronavirus-mali.html |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 50 new cases including probable cases, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 205.<ref name="NZH 25 March">{{cite web |title=NZ Herald: Covid 19 Coronavirus: Latest update on number of cases, essential services. |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12319699 |first=Derek |last=Cheng |date=25 March 2020 |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref><ref name="Newstalk state of emergency">{{cite news |title=Covid-19: State of emergency declared in New Zealand |url=https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/coronavirus-covid-19-state-of-emergency-declared-in-new-zealand-50-new-cases-confirmed/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms its first death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-palestinians-see-workers-in-israel-settlements-spreading-corona-1.8719556 |title=With 205 respirators, Palestinian Authority fears collapse amid coronavirus outbreak – Israel News |work=Haaretz |date= |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First corona-related death in Palestine; two more cases bring total to 64|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=Wk5B7fa115521875634aWk5B7f|publisher=WAFA|date=25 March 2020 |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> Authorities also confirm two news cases, bringing the total to 62.<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestinians report first death from coronavirus|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-palestinians/palestinians-report-first-death-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C2U9?|agency=Reuters|date=25 March 2020 |access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Peru confirmed two deaths, bringing the death toll to 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canaln.pe/actualidad/coronavirus-peru-confirmar-primer-muerto-enfermedad-n408811|title=Coronavirus: Se eleva a nueve la cifra de fallecidos en el Perú|website=canaln.pe|language=es|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Saint Kitts and Nevis reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Cases of Coronavirus Diagnosed in St. Kitts & Nevis |url=https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/two-cases-of-coronavirus-diagnosed-in-skn/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=St. Kitts & Nevis Observer |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 73 new cases, bringing the total number to 631.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Low |first1=Dominic |title=Coronavirus: New high of 73 cases in S'pore; 18 cases from new cluster at PCF Sparkletots pre-school in Fengshan |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-73-new-coronavirus-cases-in-singapore-18-cases-from-new-cluster-at-pcf |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=26 March 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 100 new cases and six new deaths, bringing the total to 9,137 and 126 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 100 new virus cases, total now at 9,137 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200325003300320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=25 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 9,529 and there had been 463 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 25 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1242950122981470208 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=26 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
===26 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 66:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200326-sitrep-66-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=81b94e61_2|title=Situation Report 66|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Anguilla reported its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=BREAKING NEWS: Anguilla reports first two cases of coronavirus |url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-anguilla-reports-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus/ |accessdate=26 March 2020 |work=St. Lucia News Online |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran reported 2,389 new cases and 175 deaths within the last 24 hours, bringing Iran's total death toll to 2,234.<ref name="The Guardian 26 March 2020">{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Matthew |title=Coronavirus latest: 26 March, at a glance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/coronavirus-at-a-glance-midday-26-march |accessdate=27 March 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 255 new cases, the largest increase to date, and ten deaths, the largest jump in deaths to date (previously 2 deaths in one day), giving a total of 1,819 total confirmed cases and 19 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-26 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed four more deaths, bringing the total to 23. There were also 235 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 2,031.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid-19: 235 more cases reported, death toll now at 23 (updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/26/covid-19-235-more-cases-reported-death-toll-now-at-23 |website=The Star |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 78 confirmed and probable cases, bringing the total to 283. A total of 27 people have recovered from the virus.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412645/coronavirus-lockdown-78-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-nz-27-people-now-recovered|title=Coronavirus lockdown: 78 new cases of Covid-19 in NZ, 27 people now recovered|date=26 March 2020|accessdate=26 March 2020|work=Radio NZ}}</ref>
*Palestine confirmed 13 new cases, bringing the total to 86.<ref>{{cite news |title=13 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in West Bank village bringing total in Palestine to 86|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=PfiFxea115530441411aPfiFxe/|publisher=WAFA|date=26 March 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 116 new cases, bringing the total to 674, and confirmed a new death, bringing the total to 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/26/panama-registra-9-fallecidos-por-covid-19-y-acumula-674-casos-confirmados/2719716.html|title=Panamá registra 9 fallecidos por COVID-19 y acumula 674 casos confirmados|first=Catherine|last=Perea|date=26 March 2020|website=Telemetro}}</ref>
* Russia confirmed 182 cases, bringing the total to 842.<ref name="The Guardian 26 March 2020" />
* Singapore confirmed 52 new cases, bringing the total number to 683.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Cara |title=Coronavirus: Singapore reports 52 new cases, 28 from overseas |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-52-new-cases-announced-28-from-overseas |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=27 March 2020 |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 104 new cases and five new deaths, bringing the total to 9,241 and 131 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 104 new virus cases, total now at 9,241 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200326003300320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=20 May 2020 |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain confirmed a further 655 deaths, taking the country's death toll to 4,000.<ref name="The Guardian 26 March 2020" />
===27 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 67:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200327-sitrep-67-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=b65f68eb_4|title=Situation Report 67|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* China reported 67 new imported cases, bringing the total number of infected cases to 81,285.<ref>{{cite news |title=China reports 67 new imported coronavirus cases, no local infections |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/03/feb48b733faa-update3-china-reports-67-new-imported-coronavirus-cases-no-local-infections.html |accessdate=27 March 2020 |agency=[[Kyodo News]] |date=27 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruwitch |first1=John |last2=Kennedy |first2=Merrit |title=China Temporarily Closes Its Borders To Foreign Nationals |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/26/821972324/china-temporarily-closes-its-borders-to-foreign-nationals |accessdate=27 March 2020 |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus travel: China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52059085 |accessdate=27 March 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 302 new cases, the largest increase to date, and 3 deaths. This gave a total of 2,121 confirmed cases and 22 deaths. The government issued strict guidelines beginning at midnight where people must stay at home with specific exceptions such as essential employees for essential businesses. Notably, residents would be allowed to leave solely for going to the grocery store, pharmacy, for a medical appointment, or for exercise with a maximum 2 km radius from their house where social distancing must be practised and exercise time must be kept short.<ref name="Irish Government">{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-27 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy confirmed a new highest single-day death toll with 919 deaths (surpassing Spain's total released earlier in the day), increasing the country's total to 9,134. Overall confirmed cases of infection rose by 5,959 to 86,498.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aggiornamento 27/03/2020 ORE 1700 |url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUIUU_cX0AYmbcQ.png |website=Twitter |publisher=Ministry of Health Italy |accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed its 24th death, a 35-year-old man who travelled to Indonesia earlier in the month.<ref>{{cite news |title=35-year-old man is Malaysia's 24th Covid-19 fatality |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/578573/35-year-old-man-malaysias-24th-covid-19-fatality |accessdate=27 March 2020 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |agency=[[Bernama]] |date=27 March 2020}}</ref> Another two deaths were later confirmed, bringing the total to 26. There were also 130 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 2,161.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid-19: 130 new cases, death toll now at 26 (updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/27/covid-19-130-new-cases-death-toll-now-at-26 |website=The Star |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand confirmed 85 new confirmed and probable cases, bringing the total to 368.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ensor |first1=Jamie |title=Coronavirus: 85 new cases in New Zealand |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-85-new-cases-in-new-zealand.html |accessdate=27 March 2020 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
*Palestine confirms seven new cases, bringing the total to 91.<ref>{{cite news |title=Palestine confirms seven new coronavirus cases|
url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=koxoR7a115544717706akoxoR7|publisher=WAFA|date=27 March 2020|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 112 new cases, bringing the total to 786, and confirmed 5 new deaths, bringing the total to 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Van-pacientes-COVID-19-Panama_0_5542695764.html|title=Van 14 defunciones y 786 pacientes con COVID-19 en Panamá|date=27 March 2020|website=TVN}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 49 new cases, bringing the total number to 732.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Charmaine |title=49 new coronavirus cases in Singapore; 3 cases form new cluster at SingPost Centre |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/49-new-confirmed-cases-in-singapore-new-cluster-at-singpost-centre-linked-to-3-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Africa confirmed its first death at the same time as when the lockdown in the country began.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52058717|title=South Africa reports first coronavirus deaths|date=27 March 2020|work=BBC News|access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 91 new cases and eight new deaths, bringing the total to 9,332 and 139 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 91 new virus cases, total now at 9,332 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200327002900320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain recorded the highest single-day death toll worldwide to date, with 769 deaths. There were now 64,059 confirmed cases, up from 56,188.<ref>{{cite web |title=El mapa del coronavirus en España: 4.858 muertos y más de 64.000 casos |url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20200327/mapa-del-coronavirus-espana/2004681.shtml |publisher=RTVE |accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United States confirmed at least 101,242 cases based on figures collated by [[Johns Hopkins University]], overtaking China (81,782) and Italy (80,589). The US death toll surpassed 1,500.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: US overtakes China with most cases |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52056586 |accessdate=27 March 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=27 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=US coronavirus cases reach more than 101,000 as reported deaths hit new daily high |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html |publisher=CNN |accessdate=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* News reports citing a government document reported that a 57-year-old woman, who tested positive for the [[coronavirus disease]] on 10 December 2019 and was described in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' on 6 March 2020, may have been [[Index case|patient zero]] in the coronavirus pandemic.<ref name="NYDN-20200327">{{cite news |last=Oliveira |first=Nelson |title=Shrimp vendor identified as possible coronavirus 'patient zero,' leaked document says |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-wuhan-shrimp-vendor-may-be-patient-zero-20200327-nnqrpn3hwfb43cxyzsnftdul7a-story.html |date=27 March 2020 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York |accessdate=27 March 2020 }}</ref><ref name="WSJ-20200306">{{cite news |last1=Page |first1=Jeremy |last2=Fan |first2=Wenxin |last3=Khan |first3=Natasha |title=How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-it-all-started-chinas-early-coronavirus-missteps-11583508932 |date=6 March 2020 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=27 March 2020}}</ref>
* The first oil refinery shutdowns in India and Europe were announced while global refinery runs drop in response to plunging demand as countries worldwide implement lockdowns.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Timothy |title=Global oil refiners shut down as coronavirus destroys demand |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-oil-refineries/global-oil-refiners-to-deepen-output-cuts-as-coronavirus-destroys-demand-idUSKBN21D19K |agency=Reuters |accessdate=30 March 2020 |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
===28 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 68:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200328-sitrep-68-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=384bc74c_4|title=Situation Report 68|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 294 new cases and 14 deaths, the largest death toll to date. This gave a total of 2,415 confirmed cases and 36 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-28 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* Italy surpassed 10,000 deaths attributed to the virus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy's coronavirus death toll passes 10,000. Many are asking why the fatality rate is so high |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/europe/italy-coronavirus-cases-surpass-china-intl/index.html |accessdate=28 March 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia confirmed a new death, bringing the total to 27. There were also 159 new cases confirmed, bringing the total number to 2,320.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bedi |first1=Rashvinjeet S. |title=Covid-19: 159 new cases reported, death toll at 27 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/28/covid-19-159-new-cases-reported-death-toll-at-27 |website=The Star |accessdate=22 May 2020 |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 83 new cases including 78 confirmed and five probable cases, bringing the total to 451.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: 83 new cases in New Zealand, two patients in intensive care |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412818/coronavirus-83-new-cases-in-new-zealand-two-patients-in-intensive-care |accessdate=28 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirmed six new cases, bringing the total to 97.<ref>{{cite news |title= Spokesman: Six new cases of coronavirus confirmed in West Bank; total 97 in Palestine|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=8BPe89a115556138742a8BPe89|publisher=WAFA|date=28 March 2020 |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 115 new cases, bringing the total to 901, and confirmed 3 new deaths, bringing the total to 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/cifras-de-muertes-por-coronavirus-se-elevan-a-17-en-panama/|title=Cifras de muertes por coronavirus se elevan a 17 en Panamá | La Prensa Panamá|date=28 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 70 new cases, bringing the total number to 802.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goh |first1=Timothy |title=70 new coronavirus patients in Singapore, of which 41 are imported cases |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/70-new-coronavirus-patients-in-singapore-of-which-41-are-imported-cases |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 146 new cases and five new deaths, bringing the total to 9,478 and 144 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 146 new virus cases, total now at 9,478 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200328000900320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=28 March 2020}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom confirmed that positive test results had risen to 17,089 and there had been 260 new deaths, increasing the total to 1,019.<ref>{{cite web |title=UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:: 28 March 2020 |url=https://twitter.com/DHSCgovuk/status/1243901924786790400 |website=Twitter |publisher=Department of Health and Social Care |accessdate=28 March 2020}}{{Primary source inline|date=June 2020}}</ref>
===29 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 69:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200329-sitrep-69-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=8d6620fa_8|title=Situation Report 69|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 200 new cases and 10 deaths. This gives a total of 2,615 confirmed cases and 46 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-29 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* Israel reported 628 new cases, bringing the total to 4,247. The country also reported three new deaths, bring the total number to 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=Number of Israeli coronavirus cases surges past 4,000 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/number-of-covid-19-cases-surges-past-4000-but-infection-rate-slowing/ |accessdate=30 March 2020 |work=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia reported seven new deaths, bringing the total to 34. The country also confirmed 150 new cases, bringing the total number to 2,470.<ref name="Reuters Malaysia 29 March">{{cite news |title=Malaysia arrests hundreds for flouting curbs on movement as virus deaths rise |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heatlh-coronavirus-malaysia-idUSKBN21G0BC |accessdate=29 March 2020 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Malaysia reports 7 more deaths from COVID-19 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysia-covid-19-deaths-new-cases-coronavirus-12587488 |website=CNA |accessdate=29 March 2020 |date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 60 new confirmed and 3 new probable cases, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 514. The country also recorded its first death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Newshub: Coronavirus: First New Zealand death recorded.
|url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-first-new-zealand-death-recorded.html |work=Newshub |date=29 March 2020 |access-date=29 March 2020 |first1=Dan |last1=Satherley |first2=Mark |last2=Quinlivan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Manch |first1=Thomas |last2=Devlin |first2=Collette |title=Coronavirus: New Zealand has 514 cases – one person dead on West Coast |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120655743/coronavirus-update-on-all-of-government-covid19-national-response-at-1pm |accessdate=29 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=29 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329003814/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120655743/coronavirus-update-on-all-of-government-covid19-national-response-at-1pm |archivedate=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* Palestine confirms nine new cases, bringing the total to 108.<ref>{{cite news |title=Premier declares two more cases of COVID-19 in Palestine|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=JiRdGKa115571366790aJiRdGK|publisher=WAFA|date=29 March 2020 |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two new cases of coronavirus bring total in Palestine to 108|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=uXSHfJa115576125555auXSHfJ|publisher=WAFA|date=29 March 2020 |access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 88 new cases, bringing the total to 989, and confirmed 7 new deaths, bringing the total to 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/29/panama-registra-24-defunciones-y-989-casos-acumulados-por-covid-19/2727427.html|title=Panamá registra 24 defunciones y 989 casos acumulados de COVID-19|first=Catherine|last=Perea|date=29 March 2020|website=Telemetro}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed its third death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: 70-year-old Singaporean man dies from Covid-19 complications; third such death in Singapore |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/coronavirus-70-year-old-singaporean-man-dies-from-covid-19-complications-third-death-in |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=29 March 2020 |date=29 March 2020}}</ref> At the same time, 42 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 844.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yuen |first1=Sin |title=42 new coronavirus cases in S'pore including 24 imported; new cluster at Yishun bridal salon |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/42-new-coronavirus-patients-in-singapore-3-cases-form-new-cluster-in-yishun-bridal-salon |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=29 March 2020 |date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 105 new cases and eight new deaths, bringing the total to 9,583 and 152 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 105 new virus cases, total now at 9,583 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200329001400320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=29 March 2020}}</ref>
===30 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 70:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200330-sitrep-70-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=7e0fe3f8_2|title=Situation Report 70|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* Botswana recorded its first three cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Botswana records first 3 cases of coronavirus – health minister |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/botswana-records-first-3-cases-of-coronavirus-health-minister |accessdate=30 March 2020 |work=National Post |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* France reported 418 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 3,024. France has 44,550 confirmed cases.<ref name="Moscow and Lagos 30 March">{{cite news |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |title=Coronavirus: Moscow and Lagos in lockdown as countries tighten restrictions |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/coronavirus-moscow-and-lagos-in-lockdown-as-countries-tighten-restrictions |accessdate=30 March 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* Iran confirmed 2,757 official deaths, with more than 40,000 confirmed cases.<ref name="Moscow and Lagos 30 March" />
* Ireland confirmed 295 new cases and 8 deaths. This gave a total of 2,910 confirmed cases and 54 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-30 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* Malaysia reported three new deaths, bringing the total to 37. The country also confirmed 156 new cases, bringing the total number to 2,626.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaos Jr |first1=Joseph |title=Covid-19: M'sia records highest number of recoveries in a day; 91 patients discharged on March 30 (Updated) |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/30/covid-19-m039sia-records-highest-recovery-in-a-day-91-patients-discharged-on-march-30 |website=The Star |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* New Zealand reported 76 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed and probable cases to 589.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120664846/live-day-five-of-new-zealand-lockdown-government-to-update-coronavirus-cases-at-1pm|title=Live: New Zealand coronavirus cases reaches 589 on day five of New Zealand lockdown|work=Stuff|date=30 March 2020|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Number of total Covid-19 cases in NZ rises to 589 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/412921/number-of-total-covid-19-cases-in-nz-rises-to-589 |accessdate=30 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
*Palestine confirmed seven new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 115.<ref>{{cite news |title=115 COVID-19 cases in Palestine|url= http://english.pnn.ps/2020/03/30/109-covid-19-cases-in-palestine/|publisher=PNN|date=30 March 2020 |access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 86 new cases, bringing the total to 1,075, and reported 27 deaths so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Panama-supera-casos-COVID-19_0_5544945529.html|title=Panamá supera los 1,000 casos y aumenta a 27 los fallecidos por COVID-19|date=30 March 2020|website=TVN}}</ref>
* Singapore confirmed 35 new cases, bringing the total number to 879.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yong |first1=Clement |title=35 new Covid-19 cases in S'pore, 3 new clusters – a bar in Circular Road, a dormitory in Seletar North Link and a serviced apartment in Wilby Road |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/35-new-covid-19-cases-in-spore-3-new-clusters-a-bar-in-circular-road-a-dormitory-at |website=The Straits Times |accessdate=30 March 2020 |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* South Korea confirmed 78 new cases and six new deaths, bringing the total to 9,661 and 158 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 78 new virus cases, total now at 9,661 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200330002900320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* Spain reported that 812 people have died from the coronavirus in the period between Sunday and Monday.<ref name="Guardian Coronavirus 30 March">{{cite news |title=Coronavirus latest: 30 March, at a glance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/coronavirus-latest-at-a-glance |accessdate=30 March 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 March 2020}}</ref>
* In the United States, New York's official death toll exceeded 1,000.<ref name="Moscow and Lagos 30 March" />
===31 March===
'''WHO''' Situation Report 71:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200331-sitrep-71-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=4360e92b_8|title=Situation Report 71|date=|website=World Health Organization|access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Burundi confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=East African nation of Burundi confirms first coronavirus cases – Health Ministry |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-burundi/east-african-nation-of-burundi-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-health-ministry-idUSL8N2BO34B |accessdate=31 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*China reported 48 new confirmed "imported cases" of the coronavirus but no new domestically transmitted cases on 30 March.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chinese mainland reports zero increase in domestic COVID-19 cases |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/31/c_138933177.htm |accessdate=31 March 2020 |agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Guam confirmed two new cases, bringing the total number to 58.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two more Covid-19 cases in Guam |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/413025/two-more-covid-19-cases-in-guam |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
* Ireland confirmed 325 new cases, the most to date, and 17 deaths, the most to date. This gave a total of 3,235 confirmed cases and 71 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest updates on Covid-19 (Coronavirus)|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/news/7e0924-latest-updates-on-covid-19-coronavirus/#march-31 |publisher=Irish Government |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Malaysia reported six new deaths, bringing the total death toll to 43. In addition, 140 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number to 2,766.<ref>{{cite news |title=Six new Covid-19 deaths reported today, total cases now at 2,766 |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/six-new-covid-19-deaths-reported-today-total-cases-now-at-2766-DY2199467#pk_campaign=MASwpn&pk_kwd=Six+new+Covid-19+deaths+reported+today%2C+total+cases+now+at+2%2C766 |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=[[The Sun (Malaysia)|The Sun]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*New Zealand confirmed 58 new confirmed and probable cases, bringing the total number to 647. 74 people have recovered.<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch live: 74 people now recovered from Covid-19 in NZ – Health Ministry |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/413028/watch-live-74-people-now-recovered-from-covid-19-in-nz-health-ministry |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus update: Government's national response team with the latest on virus |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120697719/live-governments-national-response-gives-march-31-coronavirus-update |accessdate=31 March 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Palestine confirmed two new cases, bringing the total to 117 including 10 in Gaza.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two new corona cases confirmed, one in Ramallah and another in Gaza; total 117|url=http://english.wafa.ps/page.aspx?id=BYrM5Ya115595160615aBYrM5Y/|publisher=WAFA|date=31 March 2020 |access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Panama confirmed 106 new cases, bringing the total to 1,181, and reported 3 new deaths, bringing the total to 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/panama-registra-30-muertes-por-el-coronavirus-hay-116-nuevos-casos/|title=Panamá registra 30 muertes por el coronavirus; ya suma 1,181 casos en 22 días | La Prensa Panamá|date=31 March 2020|website=prensa.com}}</ref>
*Sierra Leone confirmed its first case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sierra Leone has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, president says |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-leone/sierra-leone-has-confirmed-its-first-case-of-coronavirus-president-says-idUSKBN21I1MY |accessdate=31 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Singapore confirmed 47 new cases, bringing the total number to 926.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Toh |first1=Ting Wei |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/coronavirus-new-covid-19-cluster-at-westlite-toh-guan-dormitory-linked-to-5-cases |title=86-year-old resident of old age home among 47 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore |website=The Straits Times |date=31 March 2020 |accessdate=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*Sint Eustatius confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=CORONAVIRUS A YEGA SINT EUSTATIUS: A CONFIRMA E PROME 2 CASONAN! |url=https://24ora.com/coronavirus-a-yega-sint-eustatius-a-confirma-e-prome-2-casonan/ |accessdate=4 April 2020 |work=24ora.com |date=31 March 2020 |language=Papiamento}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Information |url=https://cw.usconsulate.gov/news-events/covid-19-information/ |publisher=U.S. Consulate General in Curacao |accessdate=4 April 2020}}</ref>
*Somaliland confirmed its first two cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Somaliland Confirms 2 Covid-19 Cases |url=https://menafn.com/1099945609/Somaliland-Confirms-2-Covid-19-Cases |accessdate=2 April 2020 |work=MENAFN |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*South Korea confirmed 125 new cases and four new deaths, bringing the total to 9,786 and 162 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=S. Korea reports 125 new virus cases, total now at 9,786 |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200331002200320 |website=Yonhap |accessdate=21 May 2020 |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
*The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier [[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'']] that has more than 100 cases of coronavirus wrote a stunning plea for help to senior military officials.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help after more than 100 crew are infected with coronavirus|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-infections-aircraft-carrier-captain-pleads-for-help.html |accessdate=1 April 2020 |publisher=CNBC |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
==Summary==
===Timeline===
The list of countries and territories that confirmed their first cases during the period of March 2020:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5em;" | Date
! style="width:44em;" | Country or territory
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|1 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Armenia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia|Armenia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic|Czechia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint Barthélemy (local).svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Barthélemy|Saint Barthélemy]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of France.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|2 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Andorra.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Andorra|Andorra]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia|Indonesia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Jordan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan|Jordan]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Latvia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Latvia|Latvia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco|Morocco]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal|Portugal]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Senegal.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal|Senegal]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tunisia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia|Tunisia]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|3 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Argentina.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina|Argentina]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Chile|Chile]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Gibraltar|Gibraltar]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Ukraine.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine|Ukraine]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|4 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Hungary.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary|Hungary]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Poland|Poland]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Slovenia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia|Slovenia]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|5 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of France.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique|Martinique]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Palestine.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine|Palestine]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of South Africa.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa|South Africa]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|6 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bhutan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bhutan|Bhutan]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Cameroon.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon|Cameroon]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Colombia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia|Colombia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Peru|Peru]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Serbia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia|Serbia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Slovakia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia|Slovakia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Togo.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Togo|Togo]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Vatican City.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City|Vatican City]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|7 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Maldives.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Maldives|Maldives]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Malta.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Malta|Malta]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Moldova.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova|Moldova]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Paraguay.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay|Paraguay]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|8 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Albania.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Albania|Albania]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|9 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Brunei.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei|Brunei]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Cyprus.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Cyprus|Cyprus]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Guernsey.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guernsey|Guernsey]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Panama.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Panama|Panama]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|10 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bolivia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia|Bolivia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Jamaica.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica|Jamaica]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Jersey.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Jersey|Jersey]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Mongolia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mongolia|Mongolia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus|Northern Cyprus]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Turkey.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey|Turkey]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|11 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Cuba.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba|Cuba]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in French Polynesia|French Polynesia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Honduras (2008 Olympics).svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras|Honduras]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast|Ivory Coast]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of France.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion|Réunion]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|12 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|13 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Aruba.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Aruba|Aruba]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands|Cayman Islands]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Curaçao.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Curaçao|Curaçao]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Gabon.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon|Gabon]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Ghana.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana|Ghana]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of France.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Guatemala.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala|Guatemala]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Guinea.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea|Guinea]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Kenya.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya|Kenya]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Kosovo.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo|Kosovo]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Sudan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan|Sudan]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Suriname.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname|Suriname]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay|Uruguay]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Venezuela.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela|Venezuela]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|14 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic|Central African Republic]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo|Congo]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea|Equatorial Guinea]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Eswatini.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini|Eswatini]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Mauritania.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania|Mauritania]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of France.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mayotte|Mayotte]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Namibia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia|Namibia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Rwanda.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda|Rwanda]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Seychelles.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles|Seychelles]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|15 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Akrotiri and Dhekelia|Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas|Bahamas]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Guam.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guam|Guam]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|16 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Benin.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Benin|Benin]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Greenland.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland|Greenland]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Liberia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia|Liberia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Somalia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia|Somalia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tanzania.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania|Tanzania]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|17 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Barbados.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados|Barbados]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of The Gambia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia|Gambia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Montenegro.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montenegro|Montenegro]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten|Sint Maarten]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|18 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bermuda.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda|Bermuda]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Djibouti.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti|Djibouti]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of El Salvador.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador|El Salvador]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Mauritius.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius|Mauritius]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Montserrat.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Montserrat|Montserrat]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of FLNKS.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia|New Caledonia]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Zambia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia|Zambia]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|19 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Angola.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Angola|Angola]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Chad.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Chad|Chad]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Fiji.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji|Fiji]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Haiti.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti|Haiti]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man|Isle of Man]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Niger.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Niger|Niger]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|20 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of East Timor.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in East Timor|East Timor]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Madagascar.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar|Madagascar]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Uganda.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda|Uganda]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|21 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Åland.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands|Åland Islands]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Eritrea.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Eritrea|Eritrea]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Transnistria.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Transnistria|Transnistria]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|22 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Dominica.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica|Dominica]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Grenada.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada|Grenada]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Mozambique.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique|Mozambique]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Syria.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Syria|Syria]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|23 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Belize.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Belize|Belize]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Myanmar.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar|Myanmar]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands|Turks and Caicos Islands]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|24 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Laos.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Laos|Laos]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Libya.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Libya|Libya]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|25 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the British Virgin Islands|British Virgin Islands]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau|Guinea-Bissau]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Mali.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mali|Mali]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|26 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Anguilla.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Anguilla|Anguilla]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|29 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern Mariana Islands|Northern Mariana Islands]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|30 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Botswana.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana|Botswana]]
|- style="background:#fff;"
| style="text-align:center;"|31 March
| <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Burundi.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi|Burundi]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Eustatius|Sint Eustatius]] • <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Somaliland.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> [[COVID-19 pandemic in Somaliland|Somaliland]]
|}
By the end of March, only the following countries and territories have not reported any cases of [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] infections:
'''Africa'''
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* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Comoros.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Comoros
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Lesotho.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Lesotho
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Malawi.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Malawi
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Sahrawi Republic
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint Helena.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> <span class="flagicon">[[File:The Flag of Ascension Island.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> São Tomé and Príncipe
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of South Sudan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> South Sudan
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'''Asia'''
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* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Christmas Island.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Christmas Island
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of North Korea.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> North Korea
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Tajikistan
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Turkmenistan
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Yemen.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Yemen
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'''Europe'''
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* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Abkhazia
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Artsakh.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Artsakh
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of South Ossetia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> South Ossetia
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Svalbard
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'''North America and the Caribbean'''
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* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Bonaire.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Bonaire
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saba.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Saba
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Saint Pierre and Miquelon
{{Div col end}}
'''Oceania'''
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* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of American Samoa.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> American Samoa
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Cook Islands
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Kiribati.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Kiribati
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Marshall Islands
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Micronesia
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Nauru.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Nauru
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Niue.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Niue
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Norfolk Island.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Norfolk Island
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Palau.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Palau
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Pitcairn Islands
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Samoa.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Samoa
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Solomon Islands
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tokelau.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Tokelau
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tonga.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Tonga
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Tuvalu
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Vanuatu
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Wallis and Futuna
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'''South America'''
* <span class="flagicon">[[File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg|23x15px|border|link=|alt=]]</span> Falkland Islands
== See also ==
* [[Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic]]
== References ==
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{{COVID-19 pandemic|timeline}}
[[Category:2020-related timelines]]
[[Category:Disaster timelines|coronavirus]]
[[Category:March 2020 events]]
[[Category:Medicine timelines|coronavirus]]
[[Category:Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic|2020-03]]
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