In this current situation with the Corona virus impacting people, do you know the emergency numbers of the country you are going to?
In many parts of the world, people believe the emergency phone number is 911, the North American response number. It is not universal nor is 999, the UK number. 112 has become standard in many parts of the world but not everywhere.
Also, in some countries, there is one number for all services: fire, police and ambulance. In other nations, the numbers are different for each service.
I encourage people to know the emergency service number (s) of the country they are going to before travel. Write the numbers down and have them in your passport/purse/wallet and /or programmed into your phone. When in a crisis situation, you may not be able to count on your memory to work or be able to easily find the number.
Make sure you have travel insurance.
The advice is if you have beento mainland China, Thailand, Japan, Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia or Macau and you experience cough or fever or shortness of breath within 14 days of leaving those countries stay inside and call for emergency help.
This US State Department list is very comprehensive and this Chartbin diagram is helpful. My summary list is below.
Africa
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- Botswana- 911
- Chad – Police: 117
- Ethiopia – Ambulance: 92, Fire: 93, Police: 91
- Egypt- Ambulance: 123, Fire: 180, Police: 122
- Morocco – Ambulance & Fire: 15, Police: 19
- Nigeria – 199
- South Africa: Ambulance: 10177, Police: 10111
- Tanzania- 112,999
- Togo- 101
- Uganda- 112(cellphone), 999(fixed)
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Asia
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- Bhutan- Ambulance: 110, Fire: 112, Police: 113
- Brunei: Ambulance: 991, Fire: 995, Police: 993
- Cambodia – Ambulance: 118, Fire: 118, Police: 117
- China – Ambulance: 120, Fire: 119, Police: 110
- Burma/Myanmar, Hong Kong, Macau – 999
- India – 112
- Japan, Taiwan- Ambulance and fire: 119 Police: 110
- Kyrgyzstan -103
- Nepal: Ambulance: 228094 Police: 100
- Pakistan -15
- Philippines- 166,117
- Singapore – Ambulance and fire:995 Police: 999
- South Korea: Ambulance and fire: 119 Police: 112
- SriLanka -1691095
- Thailand- Ambulance and Police: 191 Fire: 199
- Vietnam – Ambulance: 05, Fire: 08 Police: 03
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Central and South America
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- Argentinia – Ambulance and Police: 101, Fire: 107
- Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, DominicanRepublic, El Salvador– 911
- Brazil – 192 for ambulance, 193 for fire, 190 for police,
- Chile – Ambulance: 131, Fire: 132, Police: 133
- Colombia– 119
- Cuba- 26811
- Falkland Islands, Guyana -999
- Guatemala – Ambulance and fire: 123 Police: 110
- Uruguay – 999,911
- Argentinia – Ambulance and Police: 101, Fire: 107
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Europe
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- Most countries plus Cyprus & Russia & Turkey –112
- Isle of Man and UK – 999
- Switzerland – Ambulance: 144, Fire: 118, Police: 117
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Middle East
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- Bahrain, Oman, Qatar: 999
- Iran- Ambulance: 115 Fire: 123 Police: 110
- Israel – Ambulance: 101 Fire: 102 Police: 100
- Jordan- Ambulance: 191 Fire: 193 Police: 192
- Kuwait -777
- Lebanon– Fire Brigade: 175, Police: 112, Lebanese Red Cross: 140
- Saudi Arabia– Ambulance:997 Fire: 998 Police: 999
- UAE – 999 for Police, 998 for Ambulance, 997 for Fire, 911 for electricity failure
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North America
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- Bahamas, Barbados, Canada & USA –911
- Mexico – Ambulance: 065 Fire: 068 Police: 060
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Oceanic/Pacific:
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- Australia – 000
- Cook Islands- 999 for Police, 998 for Ambulance, 996 for Fire
- French Polynesia – Ambulance: 15, Fire: 18, Police: 17
- New Zealand -111
- Papua New Guinea – Fire: 110 Police: 000
- Samoa- 999
- Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvulu – 911
World Atlas
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Whilst I have checked the info carefully, I suggest you double check. I take no responsibility for any problems you encounter with or resulting from this data.
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