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Murad acknowledges plight of pilgrims, says govt is doing best possible in difficult situation

Murad acknowledges plight of pilgrims, says govt is doing best possible in difficult situation

South Asia has been relatively lightly hit by the virus compared with neighbours to the east and west

The outbreak in Iran is one of the deadliest outside of China, where the disease originated

Country has recorded 63 cases of COVID-19 but no deaths, according to official figures

Country has had 127 coronavirus deaths and 5,423 confirmed cases

Confirmed cases in the country have jumped to 140, with 12 deaths

Most of those infected have been people returning from Iran, where more than 700 people had died in the outbreak

Taking the death toll among serving and ex-officials to at least 12

Mortality rates are considerably higher for those over 60 or with pre-existing medical conditions in China

Virus has killed more than 6,000 people worldwide

However, the outbreak has also seen rivalries sidelined

Tehran province has the highest number of new infections with 251 fresh cases

With more than 150,000 people infected and more than 5,000 dead worldwide

Country has 798 cases of COVID-19 disease linked to the new coronavirus, including 10 deaths

Country has 190 confirmed cases

Virus has killed more than 5000 people around the world

Schools are closed for a month and mass gatherings banned

The total number of confirmed cases is 12,729

COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 1,000 people in the country

Cyprus government has announced 21 cases in the Greek Cypriot south

Airline will also suspend service to Argentina and reduce service to London, which is outside Trump's EU travel ban

Pact replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement and binds nearly half a billion consumers in single market

As a total of 95 cases entered China from overseas so far

News was announced minutes before the country reported its first death from the virus

Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria have all also recently registered coronavirus cases

Overall cases in the region have more than doubled in the last two days to over 340

Every confirmed case appears to infect between 2 and 3 other people on average

Six people have so far tested positive for the new coronavirus in the country

NSC also banned all public gatherings including religious congregations, says Dr Zafar Mirza

Novel coronavirus cases globally stood at 133,970, with 4,958 deaths, across 120 countries

Coronavirus has infected more than 1,660 people across the US

Virus has infected more than 130,000 people and killed nearly 5,000

Says Trump should reconsider the presence, behaviour of his troops in the area

Coronavirus has already killed 61 people in France and infected 2,876

Australia has seen around 184 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three fatalities

More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died

Court says it cannot intervene in policy matters

Pan American Health Organization warned governments to get ready to cope with the pandemic

Diplomat works at the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee, which deals with legal matters

Operation is targeting weapons facilities, one official says, without specifying where the strikes are taking place

Decision to reopen academic institutes will be reviewed on March 27, says provincial educational minister

WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic

New Zealand has had five confirmed cases, but no fatalities

Dr Zafar Mirza says the social media platform could help sensitize people in the country against the pandemic

About 4,500 people have died so far worldwide

Saudi Arabia has 45 coronavirus cases

They are expected to contain information about the last moments before the Ukraine jetliner was struck by a missile

Country remains the hardest-hit country overall with more than 80,000 cases and 3,000 deaths

Virus has caused 4,251 fatalities worldwide