Also known as 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak in Asia, Asia COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 Asia COVID-19 pandemic, COVID pandemic in Asia
ongoing COVID-19 viral 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 10 June 2026, at least one case of COVID-19 had been reported in every country in Asia except Turkmenistan.
The Asian countries with the highest numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases are India, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, and Iran. Despite being the first area of the world hit by the outbreak, the early wide-scale response of some Asian states , particularly Bhutan, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam has allowed them to fare comparatively well. China was criticised for initially minimising the severity of the outbreak, but its wide-scale response has largely contained the disease since March 2020.
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