In their bid to ensure that there is no risk of community infection, the Bhutanese government has announced a slew of steps, which includes closure of all businesses by 7 pm

Maldives' cabinet  discussed the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the archipelago. The discussions were held at a meeting at the president’s official residence called Mulee’aage

The Maldives' economy will be the worst hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank has announced

The Maldivian aviation industry will suffer a loss of US$ 507 million as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed by the International Aviation Transport Association (IATA), a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945

The Maldives government has announced that the Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) revenue collection in March has dipped by 26.9 percent in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects India to be the fastest-growing major economy this year in a world plunged into a recession by the coronavirus pandemic, despite drastically slashing its growth rate to a paltry 1.9 percent

At least 58 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally of the pandemic to 665 in Afghanistan with warning from health officials to take the virus seriously and observe the period of quarantine to help stop the wild spread of the epidemic

US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Gen. Austin S. Miller, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, on Monday met with a Taliban delegation led by the deputy leader of the group Mullah Baradar in Qatar and discussed the US and Taliban agreement

Afghanistan’s military has pushed back a Pakistani forces’ bid to fence a portion of the Durand Line in Kandahar city outskirts and remain on the defensive mode, according to local authorities

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged members of the public not to panic about the growing coronavirus crisis, saying the “darkness” will go away if they battle the pandemic with courage

Bangladeshis are going to celebrate Pahela Baishakh at home this year with their most colourful extravaganza constrained by the cruelty of the unprecedented battle to beat back the coronavirus epidemic amid a nationwide lockdown

A 62-year-old woman from Kailali and a 19-year-old boy from Rautahat tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease today

The number of COVID-19 infections in the country rose to 214 on Monday, health officials said after four people from the quarantine centre in Punani tested positive for the virus

Serious concerns were being raised over worsening of the already existing social and gender inequalities in Pakistan due to the health crisis, according to a report

Senior Pakistani clerics have warned the government not to further the restrictions on prayer congregations in mosques, which have been imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was reported on Tuesday