Latest updates on COVID-19 outbreak around Asia

Japan: Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill that would enable Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency if needed, Kyodo News reported.  

South Korea: South Korea reported 131 more cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 7,513, according to health authorities.

India: Six new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in India on Tuesday, raising the total confirmed cases in the country to 53. 

Mongolia: Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga has resumed work after a 14-day quarantine was lifted by the State Emergency Commission on Tuesday, the presidential press office said.