Virus World

Samoa, the Polynesian island country, which has a population of about 200,000 people, has recorded zero confirmed coronavirus cases. It declared a state of emergency and closed its borders in March, including to boats and ships. It said it would stay closed "until further notice," to keep the disease out of the country People who are allowed in under special circumstances have to follow a series of regulations, health checks, and quarantine rules "to keep Samoa COVID-19 Free."

 

Marshall Islands,  the Pacific Ocean country of almost 60,000 people has not reported any cases.

 

Solomon Islands, the nation made up of a series of islands, announced entry restrictions early in the global outbreak. It's now looking at how it can get tourists back without bringing the virus into the country.

 

Vanuatu, the South Pacific island country has not recorded a single coronavirus case. It declared a state of emergency in March that will last until the end of 2020. The government is still in the containment stage of its plan, which means its goals are to "stop the virus coming into Vanuatu" and "to isolate any people found in the country who have introduced the COVID-19 virus (to prevent them spreading it to other people or to other areas of Vanuatu)."

 

Tuvalu, the Polynesian island country of almost 12,000 people has seen no coronavirus cases.

Tonga, the Polynesian country, which is made up of a series of islands, is still free of the coronavirus among its population of just over 100,000 people. Since March, Tonga has quarantined people, implemented a curfew, banned large groups and contact sports, and urged social distancing in case the virus had entered the country. It also closed its borders to flights and cruise ships in March. It had a suspected case in early March, but later said the person did not have the coronavirus.

 

Kiribati,  the Pacific Island nation has recorded zero cases among its population of more than 110,000. People coming from countries with ongoing local transmission of the virus have to spend "at least 14 days in a country free of the virus before traveling to Kiribati, and to provide a medical clearance to confirm that they are virus-free."

 

In Turkmenistan, the dictatorship hasn't reported any coronavirus cases, but experts say the claim of one of the most secretive and repressive countries in the world can't be trusted. The country already makes health claims like saying it has zero people living with HIV/Aids, which experts say are not possible, the BBC reported. However, the country restricted travel early in the global outbreak, and is already one of the hardest countries to enter, which may have helped it avoid an outbreak...