It certainly feels like everyone in the world is being affected by Coronavirus right now but there are actually several countries that are Coronavirus/Covid-19 free.

While 150 Countries have confirmed Coronavirus cases affecting businesses, citizens and the local government, there are island and inland countries have only had negative test reports.

 

List of Countries With Negative Reports of Coronavirus (As of 3/18/20)

Notice the surprising number of inland countries that share borders with ‘Coronavirus-affected neighbors’.

Their lack of Coronavirus cases is likely due to lack of regular travel to the country – Not necessarily how effective border controls have been. Although, we don’t want to take away from their efforts.

  • Belize
  • Burundi
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • D. P. R. of Korea
  • Dominica
  • El Salvador
  • Eritrea
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Grenada
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritius
  • Montenegro
  • Mozambique
  • Nauru
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Papua New Guinea
  • R. B. de Venezuela
  • Republic of Yemen
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
  • Suriname
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Tajikistan
  • The Gambia
  • Timor-Leste
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Western Sahara

How This Affects Your Future Events

When borders begin to slowly open up, contingent on a decline in Coronavirus cases, countries on this list should be higher on your list of potential Incentive Travel destinations (minus D.P.R.K.), as they can currently tout a clean record. (Belize, Mauritius, St. Kitts, St Lucia, etc.)

After all, as long as some of these unaffected countries allow your group to travel there (in the future), your Leadership will have a greater comfort level with the Incentive Trip as a whole.

Stay Healthy!

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