Below is a list of countries where all suspected cases of the novel coronavirus have been tested negative resulting in no confirmed spread of the virus.
Ecuador
Ecuador was one of the first countries outside Mainland China to have reported a coronavirus suspected case on 26 January. The 49-year-old Chinese citizen arrived from Hong Kong and displayed symptoms of the infection. On 05 February, the Ecuador Ministry of Health announced the suspected coronavirus case tested negative.Botswana
A total of five suspected cases of coronavirus infection were reported in Bostwana. All the cases have tested negative for the infection as reported by the government of Bostwana on 05 February.The first suspected coronavirus case in Botswana was registered on 30 January, announced the Ministry of Health and Wellness on 31st January.
The suspect arrived in an Ethiopian Airways flight from China and is isolated and being investigated.
Czech Republic
Until the end of 04 February, Czech Republic screened a total of 48 individuals for the novel coronavirus and all of them tested negative, reported the Czech Ministry of Health.Respilon Group, a nanofibre technology company based in Czech Republic, announced that it developed a new face mask that could limit the coronavirus spread.
Namibia
A 30-year-old woman with symptoms similar to those of coronavirus is being observed in a hospital Swakopmund, Namibia, on 01 February, reported Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). The woman had visited Sydney, Australia and arrived at the Hosea Kutako International Airport. She noted that her return flight included Chinese passengers who were wearing masks and coughing. The Namibia Health Ministry confirmed the news about the suspected case, added NBC.On 03 February, the Namibian Health minister announced that the suspected case has tested negative.
Peru
The Peruvian Ministry of Health confirmed in its latest update on 03 February that no confirmed coronavirus cases exist in the country. Earlier on 31 January, the Ministry announced that all the four suspected to have coronavirus tested negative.Maldives: Suspected cases test negative
Maldives, which is already working hard to control a measles outbreak, witnessed the first suspected coronavirus case on 30 January in a male who arrived from Xiamen, China. Subsequently, six other cases were reported of Malvidians who travelled to China. The Maldives Ministry of Health announced that all cases tested negative for the virus on 03 February.Myanmar: Novel coronavirus suspected cases
The first suspected coronavirus case of a Chinese visitor in Myanmar was reported on 31 January. The visitor arrived in Yangon on a China Southern Airlines flight, from Guangzhou. Out of the remaining 78 passengers the flight carried, only two were allowed to disembark the plane, while the rest 76 were not, reported Anadolu Agency.Myanmar, however, announced that the suspected case tested negative for the virus.
Angola
The first suspected coronavirus case in Angola was reported on 29 January. The suspected is a Chinese citizen currently under observation in a clinic in Luanda. His samples have tested negative for the virus.Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
One suspected case of coronavirus infection was reported in the Ivory Coast on 26 January 2020. The patient, a 34-year old female student, arrived from Beijing to Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. She was placed under isolation and remained stable during the observation period.Her samples tested negative for coronavirus, announced officials.
Ethiopia
Four people that were suspected to have contracted the coronavirus infection and hence placed under isolation in Addis Ababa were announced to have tested negative for the infection.Three of them are students studying in universities in the Wuhan city.
Kenya
Kenya reported on 30 January 2020 that the first suspected case of coronavirus infection has tested negative.The case, first reported on 28 January 2020, was a traveller from Guangzhou who displayed symptoms of the disease. He was first placed in isloation at the Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport upon arrival and later placed in isolation at the Infectious Disease Unit of the Kenyatta National Hospital. Coronavirus test results showed that the person was suffering was common cold, but not the coronavirus infection.
Austria
A total of seven Austrians who arrived from China and placed under quarantine at the Hygiene Centre Vienna tested negative for coronavirus infection on 04 February. The seven people arrived in Austria on 02 February and isloated as a precautionary measure.Mexico
Mexico reported seven suspected cases of the coronavirus infection, all of which tested negative on 27 January. The suspected cases included a 42-year-old man who recently visited Wuhan, and a 37-year-old woman and a two-year-old girl who came in contact with the man. They are currently receiving medical treatment for other respiratory illnesses. Another three cases were reported in Jalisco 20 January.New Zealand
The first suspected case announced on 31 January in New Zealand tested negative. the test results were announced on 1 February by Dr Ashley Bloomfield, the Director General of Health.The person was suspected of contracting the disease and held in isolation at the Auckland City Hospital.
Cyprus
A man from China who was suspected of contracting the coronavirus infection tested negative on 02 February 2020, according to Cyprus News Agency.The man was placed under quarantine at the Nicosia General Hospital on 31 January after he showed symptoms of the disease.
Croatia
A man held in isolation at the Split KBC hospital for showing symptoms of coronavirus infection tested negative on 03 February, according to Total Croatia News. He was suspected of having contracted the infection on 2 February after having recently visiting China.Suspected coronavirus in Switzerland
Two suspected cases of coronavirus infection tested negative on 28 January, according to SWI. The two cases were first reported on 27 January and placed in isolation at the Triemli hospital in Zurich. The persons had recently visited China and returned with symptoms of the infection.Greece
A sixty-year old man suspected of contracting the coronavirus infection has tested negative for the disease, reported the Greek City Times. The man was placed under quarantine at the AHEPA University General Hospital.Denmark
Denmark has announced that all those tested of suspected coronavirus have turned out to be negative as of 04 February.The most recent tests were on those that arrived at Roskilde Airport from Wuhan. Earlier, a Danish that returned from Wuhan with symptoms of infection was isolated and tested at Aarhus University Hospital. The test was confirmed to be negative.
Ireland
Ireland suspected a person that came from Wuhan to have coronavirus infection and admitted him to the Royal Victoria Hospital, but the tests were confirmed to be negative by the Department of Health, reported the BBC on 25 January.As of 11 February, a total of 15 suspected coronavirus cases have been tested, all of which came up negative.
Coronavirus outbreak: Countries that have tested negative
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