Coronavirus: CM Buzdar announces 14-day Punjab lockdown
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has announced that Punjab will go into a 14-day lockodown starting from March 24.
The announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Pakistan minister Saeed Ghani tests positive for coronavirus
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has been diagnosed with novel coronavirus.
The provincial minister, who has been leading the fight against the disease in Sindh, took to…
Enforce coronavirus lockdown to protect people, economy: Atif Mian urges Pakistan
Noted Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian on Saturday warned that coronavius was on an explosive trajectory in Pakistan and proposed a series of steps to contain it.
His message came as…
Mosques face up to pandemic as Friday prayers bring coronavirus risk
The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in many mosques from Indonesia to Morocco on Friday, but in some places believers have defied medical…
Warning of long battle as Africa’s virus numbers rise
Johannesburg (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight…
Pakistan rejects Indian attempt to twist Kashmir reference in SAARC video conference
Pakistan rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs attempts to twist the remarks made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, at the Covid-19 Video Conference of the…
PM Khan orders reopening of Chaman-Spinboldak border
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday ordered reopening of Chaman-Spinboldak border crossing that was closed due to Coronavirus pandemic. .
Taking to Twitter, PM Khan said that…
Pakistani prisoners at risk of COVID-19 in overcrowded jails: HRW
(New York, March 20, 2020) – Pakistani authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that prisoners and detainees have access to adequate medical care and protective measures against…
Govt launches dedicated portal for coronaviurs updates
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has launched a dedicated website to keep masses updated about the statistics of coronavirus in real time.
The website can be accessed via link: …
Ulema refuse to shut mosques despite sharp spike in coronavirus cases
Ulemas and Mashaykh of different religious schools of thought on Thursday refused to shut mosques despite a sharp spike in coronavirus cases.
The number of people affected by the novel…
Use bandanas, scarves if no masks available: US health authorities
US health authorities on Thursday advised medical personnel facing a shortage of protective masks to use bandanas or scarves in an emergency.
The guidance was among a series of…
Italy overtakes China with most virus deaths
Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as California, home to more than 39 million people, was placed under lockdown in the most drastic…
Underground train stations in London close amid coronavirus outbreak
REUTERS: The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled…
Gilgit-Baltistan govt retracts statement about patient dying from coronavirus
The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Wednesday retracted from its earlier statement about a person drying from the coronavirus, saying that he did not succumb to the virus but had other…
PCB confirms all 128 COVID-19 tests are negative
The Pakistan Cricket Board today confirmed it conducted 128 COVID-19 tests on the players, support staff, match officials, broadcasters and team owners on Tuesday, 17 March, and all results…