What you need to know about coronavirus pandemic
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There are over 720,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide, with more than 57,000 cases added in the last 24 hours across 202 countries and territories.
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Pakistan condemns missile attacks on Saudi cities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the missile attacks launched towards Riyadh and Jizan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In a statement, Foreign Office said: "It is particularly…
Trump extends stay-at-home guidelines until end of April
President Donald Trump on Sunday extended his stay-at-home guidelines until the end of April, dropping a hotly criticized plan to get the economy up and running by mid-April after a top…
Italy’s ‘very long’ lockdown to only end gradually
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte's government prepared Italians for a "very long" lockdown Sunday that would only be lifted gradually despite its economic hardship and traumatic impact on daily…
Punjab overtakes Sindh in number of coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD: The number of people infected by the coronavirus disease in Pakistan jumped to 1415 with Punjab overtaking Sindh in the number of confirmed cases.
According to latest statistics,…
China delivers 12000 testing kits, 3 million masks, 10000 protective suits to…
ISLAMABAD: A special Chinese plane landed in Islamabad on Saturday delivering a cargo of relief good and a team of doctors to help Pakistan fight the global pandemic.
Foreign Minister Shah…
Pakistan calls for debt relief for developing countries to fight coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dominic Raab, on Saturday to discuss…
Coronavirus cases surpass 600,000 globally
PARIS: More than 600,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been officially recorded around the world since the outbreak of the epidemic.
There were 605,010 cases of infection with 27,982…
Chinese city reopened after months in lockdown
Trains packed with thousands of passengers arrived in Wuhan Saturday as the Chinese city that was Ground Zero for the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened after months in lockdown.…
PM Khan announces establishment of Covid-19 fund
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said a total lockdown was not feasible keeping in view the condition of poor people in the country.
The PM was speaking to anchorpersons after chairing…
Bilawal urges philanthropists to help fight coronavirus
A video link meeting of Larkana District was convened under the aegis of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to discuss measures taken for the prevention of…
Boris Johnson becomes first major world leader to test positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first major world leader to test positive for the coronavirus on Friday as Spain saw a record number of deaths from the pandemic that is…
Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in US: study
The coronavirus pandemic could kill more than 81,000 people in the United States in the next four months and may not subside until June, according to a data analysis done by University of…
Pakistan ready to host SAARC health ministers’ moot on coronavirus: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged SAARC nations to adopt a joint strategy at regional level to effectively deal with coronavirus pandemic.
In a telephonic…
Pakistan commends heroism of Italian health care providers fighting coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi yesterday held a telephone conversation with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio and offered Pakistan's support to fight the…