Neighbouring Pakistan, which also announced a two-week extension to its shutdown to halt the virus, said it would reopen construction activity that provides a lifeline for the largest number of its ... ( read original story ...)
India, Pakistan Seek to Lift Some Curbs to Help Millions Hit by Coronavirus Lockdowns
A Muslim man wears a protective mask as he walks through a lane during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi, India, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Pakistan clerics call for lifting of congregational prayer limits
Tuesday's call in a joint statement by clerics and leaders of religious parties in the world`s second largest Muslim country, said prayers were essential for Muslims and should be allowed as long as ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan extends lockdown as COVID-19 cases cross 6,000
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended the ongoing lockdown till April 30, as the number of coronavirus cases in the country crossed 6,000, with 113 deaths, the Health Ministry said on ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to Bring 34 Million People Under Partial Lockdown
Indonesia expanded a partial lockdown to more areas near Jakarta, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus cases, as authorities stepped up efforts to restrict movement of people ahead of the nation ... ( read original story ...)
India’s monsoon rains seen average in 2020: weather office
Monsoon rains are expected to be 100% of a long-term average, M. Rajeevan, secretary at the Ministry of Earth Sciences told a news conference. India’s weather office defines ave ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus lockdown guidelines: What has India changed under new rules?
A day after extending a nationwide lockdown, India has relaxed restrictions on farming, banking and public works, but transport services and most businesses remain closed. The rules which come into ... ( read original story ...)
Mumbai: Frantic migrants throng Bandra station as India extends lockdown
Police in the Indian city of Mumbai had to use force to disperse thousands of migrants who gathered at the city's Bandra station hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of a ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Police Galvanize Public to Follow Lockdowns
Rap songs, dances and appearances by the ‘corona-horse’ are among the ways police in the country are teaching about the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
India allows rural poor to work in virus lockdown
Millions of people in rural India will be allowed back to work next week despite a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the government said Wednesday, as it conceded the hardships of shutting its vital ... ( read original story ...)