Later official data shows that 6,174 SARS-CoV-2-infected patients had already developed symptoms by 20 January 2020.The virus was soon carried to other countries and regions by international travellers : Thailand ( 13 January ) ; Japan ( 15 January ) ; Macau ( 19 January ) ; South Korea ( 20 January ) ; Taiwan and the United States ( 21 January ) ; Hong Kong ( 22 January ) ; Singapore ( 23 January ) ; France , Nepal , and Vietnam ( 24 January ) ; Australia and Malaysia ( 25 January ) ; Canada ( 26 January ) ; Cambodia ( 27 January ) ; Germany ( 28 January ) ; Finland , Sri Lanka , and the United Arab Emirates ( 29 January ) ; India , Italy , and the Philippines ( 30 January ) ; the United Kingdom , Russia , Sweden , and Spain ( 31 January ) ; Belgium ( 4 February ) ; Egypt ( 14 February ) ; Iran ( 19 February ) ; Israel and Lebanon ( 21 February ) ; Afghanistan , Bahrain , Kuwait , Iraq , and Oman ( 24 February ) ; Algeria , Austria , Croatia , Romania , and Switzerland ( 25 February ) .
International travelers carried coronavirus to other regions .