Photo taken on April 23, 2020 shows a staff spraying disinfectant in Bangladesh's National Zoo in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Stringer/Xinhua)
-- Bangladeshi death toll rises to 152 as total cases reach 5,913;
-- Infections in Japan increase by 144 to 13,585;
-- Indonesia reports 214 new cases, tally at 9,096;
-- In Vietnam, three patients retest positive after recovery.
HONG KONG, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.
DHAKA -- Bangladesh's death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has topped 150 as the spread of the virus still shows no sign of abating with hundreds of new cases reported every day in the country.
The number of the confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached 5,913, including 497 new cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, and the death toll has risen to 152.
A staff sprays disinfectant to a cage of tiger in Bangladesh's National Zoo in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 23, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)
TOKYO -- Coronavirus cases in Japan increased by 144 to 13,585, according to the latest figures from the health ministry and local authorities on Monday evening.
The nationwide death toll from the virus has now increased to a total of 396, including those from a cruise ship that was quarantined in Yokohama near Tokyo, the latest figures showed.
A man wearing mask walks on the street in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2020. (Kyodo News/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA -- Indonesia reported 214 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 9,096.
A total of 765 deaths have now been recorded in the country, an increase of 22 over the past 24 hours.
Around 1,151 people have recovered from the disease, 44 more than the number of the previous day.
A teacher cleans a classroom at an elementary school in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 22, 2020. (Photo by Zulkarnain/Xinhua)
HANOI -- Three more Vietnamese people have tested positive again for COVID-19 after a full recovery, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.
The total number of COVID-19 patients retested positive after recovery in the country has reached eight as of Monday noon.
Vietnam has reported a total of 270 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 222 patients cured. There have been no deaths in the country so far.
A medical worker instructs a man to register health condition online at a hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 7, 2020. (VNA/Handout via Xinhua)
MANILA -- The Philippines registered 198 new cases of the COVID-19, taking the country's total number to 7,777, health authorities said on Monday.
The Department of Health (DOH) said that 70 more patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 932. However, it said 10 more patients have also died, bringing the death toll to 511.
A policeman from the Philippine National Police (PNP) checks the body temperature of a motorist at a checkpoint in Manila, the Philippines, April 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
NEW DELHI -- India's federal health ministry Monday morning said 46 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 975 positive cases were reported since last evening across the country, taking the number of deaths to 872 and total cases to 27,892.
"As on 8:00 a.m. (local time), today 872 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," reads information released by the ministry.
According to ministry officials, so far 6,185 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement. "The number of active cases in the country right now is 20,835," reads the information.
A man walks past a graffiti depicting the importance of wearing a face mask, as an attempt to raise awareness during a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2020. (Stringer/Xinhua)
SEOUL -- South Korea reported 10 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Monday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,738.
The daily caseload hovered around 10 for the ninth consecutive day. Of the new cases, seven were imported from overseas, lifting the combined number to 1,044.
One more death was confirmed, raising the death toll to 243. The total fatality rate came in at 2.26 percent.
Aerial photo taken on April 18, 2020 shows Seoullo 7017, one of Seoul's landmarks, illuminated with blue light in Seoul, South Korea. (Seoul Metropolitan Government/Handout via Xinhua)
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported one more death of COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 19 in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.
New Zealand will move from COVID-19 Alert Level 4 to Alert Level 3 at 11:59 p.m. local time on Monday, relaxing on some businesses. The country will stay in Alert Level 3 for two weeks before a further review and Alert Level decision on May 11.
Meanwhile, New Zealand reported one new confirmed case and four new probable cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections being 1,469 in the country.
People observe social distancing while entering a supermarket in Wellington, New Zealand, April 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei) ■
