HONG KONG: Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Although China is coming out out of the crisis most of the other countries in the continent including heavyweights Japan, South Korea and Singapore are still having trouble containing the virus despite drops in the cases.
Japan's sumo wrestling calendar is in doubt after a competitor and his trainer tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of a major tournament scheduled for next month.
It did not mention any change to future events but local media said the infections placed Tokyo's Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in jeopardy. The association has already been forced to move one tournament behind closed doors and postpone others.Australians and New Zealanders marked Anzac Day from the isolation of their driveways to honour their armed forces after the pandemic saw parades cancelled and ceremonies closed to the public.
Anzac Day marks the 1915 landing of troops at Gallipoli on the Turkish peninsula in an ill-fated World War I campaign against German-backed Ottoman forces that killed about 10,000 Australian and New Zealand servicemen.Sri Lanka announced the lifting of a nationwide curfew after more than five weeks under lockdown despite the number of new coronavirus infections spiking in the past two days.
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