This is a general overview and status of places affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus which causes coronavirus disease 2019 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemi
Diamond Princess undergoing a cleaning and disinfection process at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama Port photographed on 1 March 2020
COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
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The COVID-19 pandemic began in Asia in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has spread widely through the continent. As of 31 August 2026, at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
…cases on 11 March 2022, the second anniversary of the day when the COVID-19 outbreak became a pandemic, by Japan, the second most affected country in East Asia, has reported about 5.7 million cases and about 320,000 deaths. The state in the United States with the highest number of cases and the highest death…
The hand sanitizer shelf at a pharmacy in Kep, Cambodia, was emptied the day after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the country.