The first consignment of goods from Bangladesh arrived in Tripura by waterway on Saturday as part of a trial run for shipping of goods from other parts of India to the northeast region via Bangladesh formally making operational of new waterways between the two neighbours
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
The Nepalese government has called upon the industries producing daily essentials to run in full capacity
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
Following concerns over shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses in Bangladesh, a concerted effort by five organisations is set to produce four lakh pieces of equipment
The Pakistan-Afghan border at Chaman has been opened for two days after a 19-day closure to allow trucks loaded with Afghan transit trade goods, fresh fruits and other items following Prime Minister Imran Khan's order to do so
With the cancellation of all spring mountaineering expeditions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) on Sunday urged the country's government to utilize this opportunity to clean Mount Everest
As the price of foodstuffs have jumped to sudden spike amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Afghanistan's transportation ministry has said that all commercial ports with neighboring countries have remained open for transit trucks
Perhaps the most sought items today are hand sanitisers and alcohol-based hand rubs, once rarely used, as people scramble to protect themselves from the lethal coronavirus
Bhutan is mulling restrictions on the movement of Bhutanese vehicles, except those transporting essential goods, via Assam and West Bengal in view of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic
Sri Lanka's Opposition is calling on the government to grant the poorest of the poor in the country Rs. 10,000 per family so that they can get through the COVID19 crisis
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for stopping food stocking which is leading to a crisis in the market amid fears of a novel coronavirus outbreak, bdnews24.com
In a big boost to domestic manufacturing of bulk drug in the country, the Indian government on Saturday announced a Rs 14,000 crore package that would incentivise production of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) in the country and reduce import dependence of this key pharma input from China
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Pharmacies in Pakistan's major cities of Karachi and Lahore have run out of medicines having hydroxychloroquine phosphate, also known as cholroquine, it has emerged after news began circulating on social media that the drug was effective in treating patients who test positive for the novel coronavirus, Pakistani media reported
