The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has acknowledged that the quarantine facility in Vilivaru island is "not the most adequate location to accommodate humans”

The IMF Executive Board approves the 30th request for emergency financial assistance to help its member countries address the challenges posed by COVID-19

The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 24,506 on Saturday,  with 18,668 active cases, while the death toll has increased to 775, the Health Ministry said

Stretching for more than a kilometre from Ajmeri Gate to Lahori Gate, the Garstin Bastion Road, infamously known as GB Road, one of India's biggest red light areas, wears a deserted look these days

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the novel coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global challenge after the World War II that has caused severe difficulties for the whole world

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan has not received any financial assistance from any country or global organisation despite the coronavirus outbreak in the country which has infected more than 11,500 people and claimed over 240 lives

The islandwide curfew in Sri Lanka will be lifted on Monday,  April 27 at 5.00 am Police Headquarters announced with conditions imposed on inter-district travel

The country yesterday recorded 503 confirmed cases of COVID-19 -- the highest in a single day since the first case was reported more than a month and a half ago -- with four deaths due to the disease

Figures shown to TOLO news from security officials and government sources reveal that 98 members of the Afghan security forces lost their lives n Taliban attacks in 14 provinces from April 18 to April 24

Nicholas Kay, the NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, and Pierre Mayaudon, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation in Afghanistan, in separate messages on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan have expressed hopes that Ramadan will mark an end to the ongoing war and violence in Afghanistan

Hinting to the unprecedented opportunity for peace, NATO has called on Afghan leaders to resolve difference, form inclusive government and on Taliban to bring down unacceptable levels of violence, enter negotiations without delay

The number of people infected with the coronavirus now reaches to 1,330 across the country, according to the ministry of public health report

Thirty more Sri Lanka Navy personnel in the Welisara Navy camp have tested positive for COVID 19 bringing the total in the facility to sixty, Army Commander Lt Gen Shavendra Silva said

While the whole world is struggling to cope up with the novel coronavirus pandemic, Bhutan could not be any more prepared for the health emergency of this magnitude than it is today

Bangladesh has registered four more deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours to 8am Friday, taking the count to 131