Indonesian police officers stand guard behind road barrier at Asia Africa street in Bandung, Indonesia, April 2, 2020. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)
-- Indonesia's COVID-19 death toll rises to 181, total cases to 1,986
-- Thailand reports 103 new cases, 1,978 in total
-- Singapore reports 5th death
-- Over 10,000 arrested in Sri Lanka for violating curfew
HONG KONG, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.
JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government said on Friday that the death toll of the COVID-19 in the country climbed to 181 and the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,986.
At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said there are also as many as 181 patients who have recovered from the disease.
People line up at a supermarket to check out in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)
BANGKOK -- Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 103 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1,978, with four new deaths, raising the death toll to 19.
Out of all the patients, 581 cases have recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
All hotels in Pattaya and elsewhere throughout Chonburi province in eastern Thailand have been ordered to temporarily close in a sustained effort to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
A signboard limiting the purchase amount of some of the daily essential items is seen at a supermarket in Singapore on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
SINGAPORE -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that a patient passed away from complications due to COVID-19 infection on Friday morning, who was the fifth death of COVID-19 in the country.
Soldiers monitor distancing of people in queue for buying essentials as part of efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus in Dhaka, Bangladesh on April 2, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)
DHAKA -- Five more people have been tested positive for the COVID-19 in Bangladesh, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 61 on Friday.
A food delivery man rides on the street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)
COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Police on Friday said over 10,000 people had been arrested from across the country for violating an islandwide curfew which has been in place since March 20.
Staff transport the aid materials from China at the airport in Male, the Maldives, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua)
MALE -- The Maldives Police Force has issued warnings to 95 individuals who violated a curfew imposed by the Heath Protection Authority (HPA) as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported here Friday.
Maldives announced a partial curfew applicable to Greater Male between local time 5 pm and 8 pm that came into effect on Thursday. Maldives Police said that 83 citizens and 13 foreigners were apprehended for violating curfew on the first day.
A member of staff puts a mark on the floor that reminds people of social distancing at a supermarket in Canberra, Australia, April 1, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua)
SYDNEY -- Despite case rates are stabilizing in the badly hit state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday, other states in Australia went ahead with tighter border restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19.
For the first time in history, the largest state of Western Australia (WA) closed its borders to the rest of the country, taking effect from midnight on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the northeastern state of Queensland also tightened border restrictions with its neighbor below, NSW, denying entry to anyone without a valid reason.
An old man with a mask is seen outside his store at a road during the nationwide lockdown in Kolkata, India, March 31, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)
NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry on Friday morning said the death toll of COVID-19 rose to 56 and the total number of confirmed cases reached 2,301.
On Thursday evening the number was 2,069 and the death toll was 53.
Workers disinfect a mosque in Mehtarlam, capital of east Afghanistan's Laghman Province, March 30, 2020. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL -- Afghanistan reported 19 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 273, Public Health Ministry.
Six patients have died and 10 others have recovered.
People select laptops at a electronic store in Seoul, South Korea, on March 31, 2020. (NEWSIS/Handout via Xinhua)
SEOUL -- South Korea's reported cases of the COVID-19 topped 10,000 as of midnight Friday local time as 86 more cases were confirmed for the past 24 hours.
The number of infections totaled 10,062, and five more deaths were confirmed, lifting the death toll to 174. ■
