The Asia-Pacific countries kept reporting more COVID-19 cases on Friday with Bangladesh recording the biggest daily jump of 503 new COVID-19 cases.
Chinese military medical teams have arrive in Myanmar, Laos and Pakistan to help the countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
MYANMAR
A team of medical personnel from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) arrived in Myanmar's Yangon to assist the country in fighting the COVID-19.
Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai expressed his belief that the arrival of the Chinese military medics will assist in Myanmar's fight against the COVID-19 and strengthen the bilateral friendship and cooperation between the two countries' militaries.
LAOS
A team of Chinese military medical experts, with materials aided by China's defense ministry, arrived in the Lao capital Vientiane to join Laos' fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.
The COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control expert team from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) was warmly greeted at the Wattay International Airport of Vientiane by Lao Deputy Defense Minister Aesamay Leuangvanxay and other high-ranking army officers, as well as Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong.
Pakistan
A Chinese military medical expert team arrived in Pakistan to join the country's efforts to battle the the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 10-member medical expert team was received at the Islamabad International Airport by Pakistan's Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Nadeem Raza, as well as Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing.
The military medical experts also brought COVID-19 prevention materials to Pakistan.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 11,155 with 237 deaths in the country, according to the data updated by the country's health ministry on Friday morning.
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh health officials confirmed 503 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the biggest daily jump in new cases since March 8 when infected cases were first reported in the country.
Professor Nasima Sultana, additional director general of Bangladesh's Directorate General of Health Services under the Ministry of Health, told an online press briefing "The number of cases increased to 4,689, with 503 more cases reported in the last 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Friday."
INDIA
India's Health Ministry said Friday evening that five new deaths due to COVID-19 besides fresh 375 positive cases were reported since the morning across the country, taking the number of deaths to 723 and total cases to 23,452.
"As of 5:00 p.m. (local time), today 723 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," read an information released by the ministry.
FIJI
Two more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Fiji, bringing the total number of recoveries to 10 out of 18 patients in the country, Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama said in a televised speech.
SRI LANKA
A navy camp on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo was declared as an isolated zone after 30 navy personnel tested positive for the COVID-19, raising the country's total cases to 373, Army Commander Shavendra Silva.
INDONESIA
The Indonesian government announced 436 new confirmed cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the archipelagic country to 8,211.
At a press conference, the government's spokesperson for the COVID-19-related matters Achmad Yurianto said that there were also 42 new deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 689, the highest in Southeast Asia.
AFGHANISTAN
The Afghan Ministry of Public Health reported 95 more COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 1,330 cases.
"Within the past 24 hours, 95 new coronavirus cases were reported in 12 provinces, including 53 cases in southern Kandahar and 11 cases in Kabul province and three cases in western Herat province," the ministry said in a statement.
THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippines reported an additional 211 coronavirus infections, raising the total number of the COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,192.
The Department of Health (DOH) said that 40 more patients have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 762. However, it said 15 more patients have also died from the disease, bringing the death toll to 477.
MALAYSIA
The number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia totaled at 5,691 after 88 new cases were recorded, the Health Ministry said.
Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah told a press briefing that 121 more cases had been released, bringing the total cured and discharged to 3,663.
THAILAND
It is unlikely the lockdown restrictions in Thailand will be relaxed on May 1 despite the low numbers of new infections, a spokesman of the government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.
MALDIVES
The number of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives surpassed 100 as 14 Bangladeshi nationals and two Maldivian citizens were tested positive.
The country now has 110 confirmed cases of the COVID-19, 16 recoveries and no deaths reported.
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea reported six more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of 0:00 a.m. Friday local time, raising the total number of infections to 10,708.
No death was confirmed for the first time in 39 days since March 16, and the death toll stands at 240.
NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand reported one more death of the COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 17.
Two new confirmed and three probable cases of the COVID-19 were reported over the past 24 hours, with the total number of infections standing at 1,456 in the country.