New Zealand must prepare for new coronavirus outbreaks, PM says

New Zealand must prepare for new coronavirus outbreaks as the pandemic spreads globally but will not drop its elimination strategy if community transmission was discovered, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday.

Hong Kong to shut all schools after virus cases spike

Hong Kong will close all schools after the territory reported a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the city's education minister said Friday.

Jakarta mobilizes community to contain COVID-19 after lockdown option out

On Friday, several mosques in Jakarta still held a mass Friday prayer, including a mosque in Tebet, South Jakarta, despite an Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) fatwa to avoid crowds.

Jakarta closes Ancol and Monas parks, Ragunan Zoo to contain COVID-19

Indonesia scrambles to contain coronavirus as most hospitals not ready

A leaked document reports that out of 132 referral hospitals on the Health Ministry list, only 49 are ready to face a pandemic.