Are there nations untouched by coronavirus? Check this out

Tiny Lesotho, a kingdom encircled by South Africa with only two million inhabitants, went into national lockdown on Monday despite registering zero cases.

Until last week the country had no tests or testing centres, and received its first kits thanks to a donation by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma.

Authorities had reported eight suspected cases which they had not been able to test and the first results are expected soon.

In Burundi, which is gearing up for general elections in May, authorities thank divine intervention for the lack of cases.

Some measures have been taken, such as the suspension of international flights and placing hand-washing stations at the entrances to banks and restaurants in Bujumbura.

However several doctors have expressed their concerns.

Sao Tome and Principe – a tiny nation of small islands covered in lush rainforest – has reported zero cases because it is unable to test, according to World Health Organisation representative Anne Ancia.

However “we are continuing preparations,” with around 100 people in quarantine after returning from highly-affected countries, and the WHO keeping an eye on cases of pneumonia.

With only four ICU beds for a population of 200,000 people, the country is desperate to not let the virus take hold and has already shut its borders despite the importance of tourism to the local economy.

The Indian Ocean island nation of the Comoros, situated between Madagascar and Mozambique, has yet to detect a single case of the virus, according to the health ministry.

One doctor in the capital Moroni, Dr Abdou Ada, wonders if it may not be because of the wide use of the drug Artemisinin to treat malaria.

''I believe that the mass anti-malarial treatment explains the fact that the Comoros are, at least for now, spared from Covid-19. It is a personal belief that needs to be confirmed scientifically.''

The country has not reported any COVID-19 case so far. It is avoiding the use of the word ''coronavirus'' to prevent any kind of awareness of the global pandemic.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un claimed that the country does not have a single person infected with the novel coronavirus.

Dushanbe continues to maintain that there are no cases of coronavirus infection in Tajikistan, despite the virus having already spread to neighbouring Central Asian republics.

Although the war-battered country has not reported any COVID-19 case, but it has imposed a curfew nonetheless.

Solomon Islands, Samoa, Palau, Tuvalu, Nauru, Kiribati, Federated State of Micronesia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Marshall Islands are also among the places which are yet to report a coronavirus case.