Pak halts international passenger flights for two weeks March 21, 2020 at 03:26AM

Pakistan announced Saturday it is suspending for a fortnight all international passenger flights into and out of the country in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. "We are suspending international flight operations effective tonight at 8pm," the prime minister's special assistant on national security, Moeed Yusuf, told an Islamabad press briefing.

South Asian govts impose coronavirus curfews, border controls March 21, 2020 at 02:27AM

Pakistan suspended on Saturday all international flights for two weeks to limit the spread of coronavirus, as governments across densely populated South Asia ramped up their efforts to contain the virus.

Tearful couples cancel wedding as virus hits Australia March 20, 2020 at 10:29PM

Singapore reports first deaths in coronavirus battle March 20, 2020 at 06:27PM

Singapore reported two coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday of people with underlying health conditions, marking the first fatalities in the city-state's widely praised battle against the infection. The health ministry said a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian man died on Saturday morning.