Indonesian army and police officers wearing protective suits walk at a traditional market after they spray disinfectant in Surabaya, Indonesia, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Surya Betha/Xinhua)
-- Indonesia reports 407 new cases of COVID-19, 5,923 in total.
-- Cases rise to 7,025 in Pakistan.
-- Malaysia records 69 new cases, tally at 5,251.
-- The Philippines confirms 218 new infections, taking the total to 5,878.
HONG KONG, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government reported 24 new deaths of COVID-19 on Friday, raising the total fatalities in the country to 520, the highest in Southeast Asia.
A total of 407 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of infections to 5,923.
An Indonesian police officer riding motorbike sprays disinfectant in Surakarta, Indonesia, April 16, 2020. (Photo by Mardi/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD -- In Pakistan, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has soared to 7,025 with 135 deaths while 1,765 infected patients have fully recovered, according to the health ministry Friday.
Out of the total 7,025 confirmed cases, the country's eastern Punjab, the worst-hit province, reported 3,276 followed by southern Sindh province that reported 2,008 confirmed cases.
A barber wearing a face mask shaves beard of a customer amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases, the fewest in more than a month, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled at 5,251 after the latest increase, of which 2,967 have been cured and discharged from hospital, while 51 are currently being held in intensive care and 26 of those are in need of assisted breathing.
A medical worker checks the body temperature of a resident in a building under the enhanced movement control order in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 14, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
MANILA -- The Philippines reported 218 new infections from COVID-19, bringing the total number to 5,878.
A total of 25 more patients have died, bringing the death toll to 387.
Motorists line up at a COVID-19 community quarantine checkpoint in Las Pinas City, the Philippines, April 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
BANGKOK -- Thailand confirmed 28 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total to 2,700 with one fatality reported.
The death toll stands at 47 and 1,689 have recovered.
Photo taken on April 6, 2020 shows an overground train station in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua)
DHAKA -- Bangladesh reported 15 new deaths of COVID-19 patients, the country's biggest daily increase since last month.
The number of confirmed cases increased to 1,838, with 266 more cases reported in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday.
A man buys essentials from a government-run fair-price mobile shop at a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 12, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)
TOKYO -- Tokyo confirmed 201 new cases of COVID-19 as of Friday afternoon, local media reported, pushing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 2,796 in the Japanese capital.
It is the first time the daily increase of Tokyo has exceeded 200, a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency for the entire country
Customers check out at a supermarket in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan, April 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
KABUL -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen by 66 over the past 24 hours to 906 in Afghanistan, said Wahidullah Mayar, the spokesman for Public Health Ministry on Friday.
A firefighter sprays disinfectant in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, April 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Sanaullah Seiam)
CANBERRA -- The Australian government announced on Friday a support package to guarantee that domestic flights continue amid the coronavirus crisis.
The spread of coronavirus in Australia has continued to slow, with 6,497 confirmed cases reported as of Friday morning, an increase of 0.6 percent from Thursday morning.
Photo taken on April 16, 2020 shows the temporary closure sign of services on the entrance of Murrays Coaches in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Friday morning said the death toll due to COVID-19 in India rose to 437 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country reached 13,387.
This is a jump of 17 deaths and an increase of 628 cases since last evening.
People work at a warehouse of the Food Corporation Of India during a nationwide lockdown in the outskirts of Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, April 15, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)
WELLINGTON -- Two more people died of COVID-19 in New Zealand over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Friday, sending the total number of deaths to 11.
Photo taken on April 3, 2020 shows a temporary tent for initial diagnosis at the entrance area of a comprehensive hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. (New Zealand Ministry of Health/Handout via Xinhua)
SEOUL -- The number of South Koreans who retested positive for the COVID-19 after having been released from quarantine with full recovery rose to 163, the health authorities said Friday.
South Korea reported 22 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Friday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,635.
Voters stand in line with a social distance as they enter a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 15, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)■
