HONG KONG, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia-Pacific countries.

NEW DELHI -- The number of COVID-19 deaths in India crossed the 3,000-mark, reaching 3,029, as the total cases reached 96,169 on Monday, said official data released by the federal health ministry.

The biggest spike of 5,242 cases was recorded in a single day, from Sunday till Monday, according to the data.

India will enter the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic starting May 18.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] A girl looks on as she boards a train to her home amid the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown on the outskirts of Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, May 17, 2020. (Str/Xinhua)[/caption]

YANGON -- The total number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has risen to 187, with three more confirmed cases reported on Monday, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="899"] Myanmar Buddhist monks wearing protective masks receive offerings from devotees in Yangon, Myanmar, April 23, 2020. (Xinhua/U Aung)[/caption]

SYDNEY -- On Monday, 12 McDonald's outlets in the Australian state of Victoria were forced to close after a delivery driver tested positive for the virus.

The driver interacted with a small number of restaurant staff while asymptomatic, according to the McDonald's, and no other employees had tested positive as of Monday morning.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] People order coffee at Queen Victoria Building in Sydney, Australia, on May 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)[/caption]

KATHMANDU -- The Nepali government decided on Sunday to extend the nationwide lockdown by another 15 days as the Himalayan country is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, a senior cabinet minister said.

The country reported the second COVID-19 death on Sunday after the first one was recorded a day earlier.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="900"] People stand in a queue maintaining social distance as they wait to be tested for COVID-19, at a vegetable market in Kathmandu, Nepal on May 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Sulav Shrestha) ■[/caption]