Economic fallout from the pandemic could bring China's growth to a standstill, the World Bank said.
- First confirmed Myanmar death -
Chinese factory activity saw surprise growth in March as businesses grind back to work following a lengthy shutdown, but analysts said the economy faces a challenging recovery as external demand is devastated by the virus crisis.Chinese health officials said that they will start reporting asymptomatic cases in their daily tally from Wednesday. Infected people who are asymptomatic will have to go into quarantine for 14 days, as will their close contacts, they said.
He has been pushing for a total lockdown of Jakarta, a move resisted by the president. His warning fuelled fears that Indonesia's death toll is higher than the official figure of 122.Japan is advising its citizens to avoid travelling to 73 countries and regions worldwide in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress political party said the 63 year-old victim identified only as Jamal was cremated on Monday night shortly after his death at a state hospital. A large gathering at an Islamic religious center in New Delhi has become one of India's major virus hotspots after several deaths and dozens of COVID-19 infections were linked to the event.
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