The Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s Media Division, in a statement, says that the support of all party leaders and public representatives in the recently dissolved Parliament will be obtained to mitigate the spread of COVID 19

Except for seriously ill patients returning from treatment, the government will place all those arriving in the country in quarantine centres

The Indian Railways - one of the world's largest and most extensive rail networiks - has announced suspension of all passenger services till April 14 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21 day lockdown across the county

The Delhi government's Health Department has issued a detailed standard operating procedure in the wake of the statewide lockdown, followed by nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19

In a significant move, India has banned export of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-Malaria drug which is believed to work as a medicine for treating Coronavirus infected patients as well

While India seems to have done well so far in keeping down the number of confirmed cases compared to other countries in the early phase of the pandemic, the country may see up to 1.3 million cases by mid-May if the numbers keep growing like this, a group of scientists has warned

In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21 day nationwide lockdown that will bring everything except essential services to a halt in India

Bangladesh's Civil Aviation Authority has decided to suspend all domestic flights from Wednesday, Mar 25 to April 4 in an effort halt the spread of coronavirus infection

The Nepalese government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity

The US has decided to reduce assistance to Afghanistan by $1 billion this year due to the Afghan leadership's failure to form an inclusive government, the Stat Department announced

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has reached 903 on Tuesday, while the death toll stood at six, according to authorities

A group of 70 Kashmiri students studying in Dhaka is stranded at Benaport, the border area between India and Bangladesh, after their colleges were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has left over 16,500 people dead worldwide

The spread of the novel coronavirus may lead to around a million "symptomatic cases" in Delhi alone in the optimistic scenario, while the numbers may reach up to over 10 million in a pessimistic scenario, according to projections based on a mathematical model by The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

The Bangladesh government is set to roll out a massive rescue package for the low-income group, businesses and industries, all of whom are bearing the brunt of the near-collapse economic activities brought on by the coronavirus pandemic

A Taliban official has disclosed group’s secret ties with Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI) in a letter to media