coronavirus

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…

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 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…

As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic, taking their laptops and company data with them, cyber security experts say hackers will follow,…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister health aide Dr Zafar Mirza has confirmed the death of two patients due to novel coronavirus in the country. In a tweet on Wednesday night, Mirza said that the…

ISLAMABAD: Another 19 people tested positive in Sindh on Wednesday, bringing the national tally of coronavirus cases to 297. According to Sindh government's figures, out of 302 tests…

The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a…

MUMBAI: A lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Suresh Prabhu isolated himself at his residence for the next 14 days following his return from Saudi Arabia, news agency ANI…

Australia's government told its citizens Wednesday not to travel abroad and warned those already overseas to rush home as it took unprecedented steps to choke off the spread of the…

KARACHI: The Sindh government announced that it was establishing a Corona Virus Relief Fund with the seed money of Rs 3 Billion. "The CM, Ministers, Advisors, Special Assistants & all…

LONDON: Karachi Kings' foreign import Alex Hales has confirmed that he is in self-isolation after developing coronavirus symptoms. The 31-year-old England batsman returned home early from…

The 'Game of Thrones' actor Kristofer Hivju, who played the role of Tormund, has tested positive for the new coronavirus and is doing well, the Norwegian said in an Instagram post. The…

REUTERS: Amazon on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to…

LAHORE: Five patients who were suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus tested positive for the disease on Tuesday, according to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Taking to…

REUTERS: American Tiger Woods sought to put the cancellations of a slew of golf tournaments due to the coronavirus into perspective on Monday, saying the well-being of others trumped the…