Asia coronavirus cases hit 250,000 but pace much slower than US, Europe

Coronavirus cases in Asia rose to a quarter of a million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, driven by outbreaks in Singapore, Pakistan and India, even as China, South Korea and Japan significantly slowed the spread of the disease.

The region where the Covid-19 pandemic started has fared better overall than North America and Europe since the first case was reported in Wuhan, China on Jan 10.