SEOUL -- South Korea confirmed 144 more cases of the COVID-19 on Tuesday, raising the total number of infections to 977, and the death toll rose to 10.
As of 4:00 p.m. local time (0700 GMT), the number of infected patients totaled 977, up 144 from the prior day. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has updated the data twice a day at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. local time.(South Korea-Coronavirus)
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HONG KONG -- Schools in Hong Kong will remain closed ntil April 20 at the earliest due to the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the education secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Tuesday.
Primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and special schools across Hong Kong will not resume classes before April 20 in view of the latest situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung said.(Hong Kong-School)
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NEW DELHI -- The death toll in violent clashes over controversial citizenship law in the Indian capital New Delhi has risen to seven, police said on Tuesday.
Over 150 are reported to be injured in the violence between pro- and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) groups in the northeastern part of the city on Monday.(India-Clashes-Toll)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is interviewing members of the lower house of parliament to determine who has the confidence of the majority before appointing a new prime minister, the palace said Tuesday.
Members of Parliament (MP) of the 222-seat lower house will be briefly interviewed on a one-on-one basis by Sultan Abdullah until he has seen for himself who commands the majority support as required by the country's constitution, Comptroller of the Royal Household for the National Palace Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin told a press conference.(Malaysia-King-PM) Enditem
