Singapore, March 25 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic: – Olympics delay – After days of mounting pressure, Tokyo 2020 organizers bowed to the inevitable and postponed the Games to next year due to the rapidly-spreading outbreak. Now Japan faces the unenviable task of re-organizing the event — with every aspect thrown into chaos, from venues to security and accommodation. – India puts 1.3 billion under lockdown – People in the world’s second-most-populous nation began their first day under a “total lockdown” ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, following a surge in cases. “To save India, to save its every citizen, you, your family … every street, every neighborhood is being put under lockdown,” said Modi in a nationally televised address. The measure, to last three weeks, means that about 2.6 billion people worldwide — about a third of the global population — are now under some form of movement restriction. – China lifts curbs, panda center reopens – China lifted tough restrictions on the province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak after a months-long lockdown, as the country reported no new domestic cases. But there were another 47 imported infections … Continue reading Asia virus latest: Olympics postponed, India under lockdown