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Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: India records 827 new cases in one day, Pakistan's confirmed cases pass 5,000 mark

April 12, 2020

HONG KONG, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.

   NEW DELHI -- India has recorded 31 new deaths and 827 new cases due to the coronavirus on Sunday, according to the federal health ministry.

The death toll reached 273 and the total number of confirmed cases stood at 8,356, with 7,367 active cases in the country.

On Saturday evening the number of COVID-19 cases in the country was 7,529 and the death toll was 242.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] Blockades are put up to prevent people from travelling in a containment zone during lockdown in Bangalore, India, April 10, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)[/caption]

SEOUL -- South Korea reported 32 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Sunday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,512.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="899"] Voters wearing masks and disposable gloves wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea, April 10, 2020. (Photo by Lee Sang-ho/Xinhua)[/caption]

WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 1,330 in the country.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] People observe social distancing while entering a supermarket in Wellington, New Zealand, April 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)[/caption]

YANGON -- Seven more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported on early Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 38 in Myanmar, said a release from the Health and Sports Ministry.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A commuter wearing a mask while riding a bus in Yangon, Myanmar, April 11, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)[/caption]

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen to 5,011 with 86 deaths, according to the data updated by the country's health ministry on Saturday night.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A medical staff member wearing a protective suit writes down details during screening test on the outskirts of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on April 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) ■[/caption]

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