The government lifted restrictions on construction activities in India along with other sectors in a limited manner, with effect from April 20

Every 1 in 5 Indians is now worried about losing his or her job as the coronavirus pandemic has shut industries and businesses in India, a new survey warned on Wednesday

India's Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 11.41 percent of coronavirus patients have recovered from the infection and a total of 170 districts have been identified with hotspots, while 207 have been identified as non-hotspots

India has extended its total lockdown till May 3, but it would not affect the supply of essential goods it has pledged to Bhutan, Prime Minister Dr. Lotay Tshering said. The additional 18-day lockdown imposed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in India, Lyonchhen said, would also, benefit Bhutan

The government has repatriated 159 Maldivians, who were stranded in India for medical purposes

The National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) has warned that over 96,000 people may become infected with COVID-19 in the Maldives if the current stringent measures are not taken to contain the virus

The Maldivian government announced a 24-hour lockdown in the city after a local with no recent travel history tested positive for COVID-19

The Afghan government and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday raised serious concerns over what they described as a significant surge in the number of Taliban attacks in the country, even after the group signed a peace agreement with the United States on February 29 in Doha

The Taliban attacks are harmful, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said ahead of Defense Ministers meeting on Tuesday

Around 100 doctors and healthcare workers have been infected with coronavirus so far in the country, according to a tally of Bangladesh Doctors Foundation

Nepal has requested Saudi Arabia to arrange a facility to send Nepalis gathered in the camps created for people who want to return to Nepal

Two more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease in Nepal, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 16

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended the lockdown in the country for an additional two weeks, saying that the restrictions, as well as other social distancing measures, have benefited the country despite the economic costs incurred and announced opening construction as well as several other industries from today (Wednesday)

Amidst renewed diplomatic efforts for the implementation of the US-Taliban agreement, Pakistan on Tuesday reiterated its backing for the American efforts for a negotiated settlement of the 19-year-old conflict in Afghanistan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday projected economic recession for Pakistan following the coronavirus-related ‘The Great Lockdown’ that would sharply contract the global economy this year