Elsewhere in densely populated South Asia, Sri Lanka postponed parliamentary elections as the coronavirus epidemic spread in an area that had been relatively unscathed compared to elsewhere in the world. New cases in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are all accelerating, with the total across the region nearing 700. There have been 53 confirmed cases in Sri Lanka. In India, several areas introduced curbs on gatherings as coronavirus cases rose to 166. Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in South Asia: Pakistan - 383 India - 166 Sri Lanka - 53 Afghanistan - 22 Bangladesh – 17 Maldives - 13 Nepal - 1 Bhutan - 1 ——————————— TOTAL – 656

Source: bd News24 March 19, 2020 13:41 UTC