The Last Places on Earth without Coronavirus
2020-05-01
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1Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19?
2The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories have had at least one case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
3Of these, 190 have also had the virus spread within their communities.
4There have been deaths in at least 166 countries.
5By the end of April, 33 countries and territories have not reported any cases of new coronavirus infections.
6Just because a nation has not reported an infection does not mean there have been no cases there.
7For example, North Korea has not reported any coronavirus cases.
8The country is bordered by China, Russia and South Korea.
9All three are dealing with a large number of cases, suggesting the virus may have made it into the secretive state.
10Most of the places that have not reported a case are small and hard-to-reach island nations in the Pacific Ocean.
11They have names like Nauru, Tuvalu, Pitcairn, Tokelau and Niue.
12They are also some of the least-populated places in the world.
13American Samoa, Vanuatu, Micronesia, and Solomon Islands also count themselves among the coronavirus-free places in the Pacific.
14In Europe, many countries and territories started to report cases of the virus from late February to early March except for two island areas.
15The Aland Islands are off the coast of Finland and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands north of Norway are two island territories with few people living there.
16Hard-to-reach islands in the South Atlantic with no reported virus cases include South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
17All countries in the Americas and the Middle East have had at least one case of COVID-19.
18By March, the virus started to reach Africa but appeared to spare the islands of Comoros and Saint Helena.
19The new coronavirus has infected more than 3 million people around the world.
20It is blamed for nearly 230,000 deaths and it has damaged the economies of countries and territories worldwide.
21As the outbreak continues in surrounding nations, some islands have closed their borders and taken measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
22I'm Mario Ritter, Jr.
1Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19? 2The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories have had at least one case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Of these, 190 have also had the virus spread within their communities. There have been deaths in at least 166 countries. 3By the end of April, 33 countries and territories have not reported any cases of new coronavirus infections. Just because a nation has not reported an infection does not mean there have been no cases there. 4For example, North Korea has not reported any coronavirus cases. The country is bordered by China, Russia and South Korea. All three are dealing with a large number of cases, suggesting the virus may have made it into the secretive state. 5Most of the places that have not reported a case are small and hard-to-reach island nations in the Pacific Ocean. They have names like Nauru, Tuvalu, Pitcairn, Tokelau and Niue. They are also some of the least-populated places in the world. 6American Samoa, Vanuatu, Micronesia, and Solomon Islands also count themselves among the coronavirus-free places in the Pacific. 7In Europe, many countries and territories started to report cases of the virus from late February to early March except for two island areas. The Aland Islands are off the coast of Finland and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands north of Norway are two island territories with few people living there. 8Hard-to-reach islands in the South Atlantic with no reported virus cases include South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. 9All countries in the Americas and the Middle East have had at least one case of COVID-19. By March, the virus started to reach Africa but appeared to spare the islands of Comoros and Saint Helena. 10The new coronavirus has infected more than 3 million people around the world. It is blamed for nearly 230,000 deaths and it has damaged the economies of countries and territories worldwide. 11As the outbreak continues in surrounding nations, some islands have closed their borders and taken measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. 12I'm Mario Ritter, Jr. 13Gurman Bhatia and Manas Sharma reported this story for Reuters. Hai Do adapted it for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter Jr. was the editor. 14________________________________________________________________ 15Countries and territories without any cases of COVID-19 16Europe 17Latin America 18Asia 19Africa 20Oceania 21Words in This Story 22spare -v. to not harm or destroy something