What countries have not declared any known cases of coronavirus?

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, continues to permeate the globe at an exponential rate, with countries large and small documenting new infections with each passing hour. There are at least 525,000 known cases and almost 24,000 deaths as a result of the novel pathogen.Almost three weeks ago, a Fox News tabulation affirmed that there were some 63 countries that had not declared any known infections in their borders. A week ago, there were only 19.And now, as of Thursday, April 2, 15 nations had not yet reported cases to world officials.So which are they, and what is their population?Comoros                           814,000Kiribati                              116,300Lesotho                               2.2  millionMalawi                              18.6 millionPalau                                 21,000Samoa                               196,440Sao Tome + Principe       204,300Solomon Islands              611,300South Sudan                    12.6 millionTajikistan                          8.9 millionTonga                                108,000Turkmenistan                  5.8 millionTuvalu                               11,192Vanuatu                            276,250Yemen                               28.2 millionHowever, public health officials and global experts caution that just because a country has not yet reported a case of coronavirus, it does not mean that none exists. For some, there is simply a lack of testing resources available, and for other nations, it is a matter of authoritarian repression.CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGENorth Korea, which borders China – the hub from which the pandemic began late last year – has not even done so much as to acknowledge coronavirus. However, leaders inside the hermit kingdom are, according to regional reports and intelligence assessments, battling thousands of infections. The Financial Times reported Wednesday that Pyongyang has “secretly” turned to international organizations and contacts in a bid for desperate help in controlling the spread.TURKMENISTAN BANS USE OF WORD ‘CORONAVIRUS,’ THREATENS JAIL FOR ANYONE WEARING A MASK: WATCHDOG GROUP”The government has testing kits and they know how to use them, but (the number of kits) is not sufficient,” a source told the publication. “Hence, (officials) are requesting all organizations to support them in this regard.”GET THE FOX NEWS APP 
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