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Bangladesh threatens legal action as thousands of garment workers go unpaid 21 Apr 2020 - 03:08 pm
 In this file photo taken on April 7, 2020, labourers wait in queues to collect their salary in a garment factory during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. (AFP / MUN
Singapore prolongs virus lockdown until at least June 1 21 Apr 2020 - 02:58 pm
A woman, wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, carries groceries on her way home in Singapore on April 21, 2020. (AFP / Roslan RAHMAN)
China to ease entry ban on foreigners with South Korea 'fast track' 21 Apr 2020 - 02:21 pm
Travelers arriving from Wuhan are escorted to buses which will take them to their quarantine locations, at Beijing West Railway Station on April 15, 2020. / AFP / GREG BAKER
Singapore extends coronavirus curbs as cases surge 21 Apr 2020 - 02:15 pm
file photo: A man wearing a mask in precaution of the coronavirus looks on along the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade in Singapore February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Coronavirus case detected at workers' quarters in India's presidential palace 21 Apr 2020 - 01:04 pm
:NEW DELHI, INDIA - APRIL 18: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) lights earthen lamps in the form of Indian map and illuminates the Red fort on the occasion of World Heritage Day and in solidarity with health workers during the nationwide lockdown, at a
Indonesia locks virus violators in 'haunted house' 21 Apr 2020 - 12:52 pm
A volunteer looks on at a quarantine facility, a repurposed abandoned house believed by some locals to be haunted and used as a deterrent effect against those breaking social restrictions amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, at Sepat village in Sragen,
Driver killed in WHO vehicle carrying virus swabs in Myanmar's Rakhine 21 Apr 2020 - 12:29 pm
Peninsula
Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery, U.S. official says 21 Apr 2020 - 10:42 am
People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures 21 Apr 2020 - 10:16 am
Customers eat at Mana Cafe in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China April 14, 2020. Picture taken April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Pak Yiu
South Korea baseball returns as virus curbs ease 21 Apr 2020 - 10:03 am
Peninsula
Australia sees ‘road back’ as lockdown flattens virus curve 21 Apr 2020 - 09:55 am
People surf at Maroubra Beach in Sydney on April 20, 2020. Authorities in Sydney reopened three beaches for walking, running, swimming or surfing only amid lockdown restrictions put in place due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. / AFP / Saeed KHAN
Ex-Billionaire Mallya loses appeals against extradition from Britain 20 Apr 2020 - 02:18 pm
Peninsula
Hong Kong reports zero new coronavirus cases for 1st time since early March 20 Apr 2020 - 12:15 pm
This aerial photo shows people gathering at a beach in Hong Kong on April 19, 2020. Starting on March 29 the city's government banned public gatherings of more than four people in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / Dale DE L
Singapore’s daily virus infections top 1,000 for first time 20 Apr 2020 - 11:16 am
View of Star Cruise's Superstar Gemini, which is currently being accessed for use as temporary accommodation for migrant workers, berthed at Marina Bay Cruise Center, Singapore, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
No visitors at Australian zoo, but animals train for when lockdown ends 20 Apr 2020 - 11:15 am
Marine mammals unit supervisor Danielle Fox practices a show routine with a sea lion named Pepper in front of an empty seating area, the result of a zoo closure to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Taronga Zoo Sydney in Sydney, Aus
India reports biggest one-day virus spike as lockdown eased 20 Apr 2020 - 10:32 am
Indian fishermen, who said they were refused entry at two ports after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), travel in the Arabian Sea attempting to reach to their home state Maharashtra from the western state of Gu
Wuhan virus lab denies any link to first coronavirus outbreak 20 Apr 2020 - 10:14 am
TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Coronavirus threatens to trigger new round of global food crisis - China official 20 Apr 2020 - 09:57 am
Farmers harvest vegetables at a farm in a village in Haian, Jiangsu province, China April 19, 2020. Picture taken April 19, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS