The government today prohibited travel of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India till March 31 amid the coronavirus outbreak. Also Read: 64-year-old dies in Mumbai, third death due to coronavirus in India The order is due to come into effect immediately, the government said.

India prohibits passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia over coronavirus

Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order kicked in with just a few hours of warning, and Southeast Asia prepared tighter measures against a surge in coronavirus cases.

Confusion, concern as locked-down Philippines starts coronavirus quarantine

Vehicles entering the Philippine capital were stuck in kilometer-long queues Monday at checkpoints enforcing a quarantine aimed at curbing the nation's rising coronavirus cases.

Checkpoint queues stretch for kilometres in Manila amid coronavirus