A girl receives a novel coronavirus test at Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, in Mumbai, India, April 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Stringer)
-- India's total COVID-19 cases cross 20,000 mark;
-- Bangladesh reports 390 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths;
-- Indonesia reports 283 new COVID-19 cases, total cases reach 7,418;
-- Malaysia reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, total cases reach 5,532;
-- The Philippines reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, total cases reach 6,710;
HONG KONG, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.
NEW DELHI -- The COVID-19 positive cases in India Wednesday evening crossed the 20,000 mark as India's federal health ministry said total cases in the country have reached 20,471, including 652 deaths.
Law enforcers distribute food to low-income people hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
DHAKA -- Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 390 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 3,772.
"390 new COVID-19 positive cases and 10 deaths reported in the last 24 hours across Bangladesh," Senior health ministry official Professor Nasima Sultana told a press conference broadcast by television channels on Wednesday afternoon.
A merchant participates in a COVID-19 rapid test at Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) market in South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, April 21, 2020. (Photo by Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)
JAKARTA -- Indonesia will deploy hundreds of thousands of police and military personnel to prevent regular mass departures of people to hometowns ahead of the Islamic festivity, a police officer said on Wednesday.
President Joko Widodo has officially banned citizens from the exodus following the issuance of several rules to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indonesia has reported 283 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 7,418, the government's spokesperson for the COVID-19-related matters Achmad Yurianto said at a press conference here on Wednesday afternoon.
A medical staff member takes sample from a child at a COVID-19 testing point in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 15, 2020.(Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia recorded 50 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 5,532, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said at a press briefing that 103 patients had been released, bringing the number of those cured and discharged to 3,452 in total or 62.4 percent of all cases.
A man wearing mask walks on the street in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2020. (Kyodo News/Handout via Xinhua)
TOKYO -- Japan's Nagasaki prefectural government on Wednesday said that 33 more crew members aboard an Italian cruise ship docked in the Koyagi district have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number to 34.
On Tuesday, one member aboard the Costa Atlantica, docked for repairs in the southwestern prefecture, was confirmed as being infected with the virus, with prefectural officials saying they would conduct tests on 53 others who had been in close contact with the infected crew member.
The 33 who have newly tested positive for the coronavirus, at the moment, have not developed severe symptoms and have not been judged as being in a critical condition, the officials added.
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) mobile kitchen and volunteers wearing personal protective equipment hand out free meals to residents at a slum area during the enhanced community quarantine in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA -- The Philippines reported 111 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, raising the total number of cases in the country to 6,710.
The Department of Health (DOH) said that 39 more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 693. Nine more patients have died, bringing the death toll to 446.
Photo taken on April 18,2020 shows empty beds for COVID-19 patients at Darul Aman Palace in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.(Xinhua/Mohammad)
KABUL -- Fifty-one more COVID-19 positive cases had been confirmed over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients infected with the virus to 1,143 in Afghanistan, spokesman for Afghan Public Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE -- Singapore reported here 1,016 new cases of COVID-19 infection as of Wednesday noon, bringing the city state's total confirmed cases to 10,141, the Ministry of Health said.
The vast majority of the new cases are Work Permit holders residing in foreign worker dormitories. There are also 15 cases involving Singaporeans and Permanent Residents.
Photo shows an empty road in Singapore on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
SEOUL -- South Korea added a total of 89.4 trillion won (72.6 billion U.S. dollars) Wednesday for additional economic stimulus package to tackle a possible "employment shock" from the COVID-19 outbreak across the world.
The country reported 11 more cases of the COVID-19 compared with the previous day as of midnight Wednesday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,694.
The daily caseload hovered around 10 for the fifth straight day.
Vendors sell food at a market in Daegu, South Korea, March 30, 2020. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani health officials playing a central role in the fight against COVID-19 feared of a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases during the next couple of weeks, local media reported Wednesday morning.
A man sells masks in front of a closed shop in Rawalpindi of eastern Pakistan's Punjab province on April 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ■
