Covid-19

Mainland China reports an increase in new infections, reverses four days of decline

Gun control advocates say gun rights groups are sowing fear during the pandemic in order to boost firearms sales

Around 65 coronavirus patients have fully recovered in the country so far

Facebook pledged $100 million in financing and advertising spending to support news organisations

No one will be allowed to go out on Sundays

Social distancing as a strategy can only succeed if no significant minority is allowed to deviate

PM seems to not be aware that it was exactly this attitude of apathy that got Italy in the position it is in today

We are in this together and offer to each other across geographic, religious, ethnic and political divides

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world rose above 784,000

Social workers, philanthropists and charitable foundations are literally on the lookout for people needing help

Are the authorities pretending that nothing is happening?

The only way to address that is to invest in the healthcare sector

The United States has the most confirmed cases in the world

PML-N president calls for establishing quarantine centres on a large scale

Handout says govt will provide Rs146b for emergency relief fund

UNCTAD Developing nations need $2.5t coronavirus package; British charity seeks $160b in immediate debt relief

FCCI will launch a programme to provide ration to the unemployed daily-wage earner

Despite spending billions to prop up economies, scaling back of state projects blunting impact

PBC sends letter to PM aide with proposed relief plan

Centre to be set up at education ministry to address issues

Operations DIG says police distributed more than 10,000 surgical masks, gloves to people

It comes as foreign investors pull out $2b from Pakistan’s debt market

People were seen standing close to each other awaiting their turn at the cashier’s counter

Decision taken to reduce glut, create space for locally produced crude

Shopkeepers say they have just six hours to procure stocks

Local medics struggle to comprehend visiting delegation of Chinese doctors as they visit hospitals

PGMI Principal Dr Sardar Muhammad says initially 50 beds have been allocated in each private hospital

Commissioner instructs the DCs, health authorities to convert mobile health vans into clinics

Dramatic increase in the number of people affected by pandemic has built up stress in the populace

People throng banks, which lack mechanism to deal with crowding

Govt directs spirit manufacturers to follow WHO’s recommended composition of alcohol-based handrub to ensure efficacy

Suggest results, health analysis should be posted online for ease

The portable test can tell if someone has coronavirus in as little as five minutes

Dr Zafar Mirza says HEC invites proposals from experts to assist govt in war on virus

I’m a living example that you won’t necessarily die, if you contract this virus

Imran says donors will not be asked about source of income

However, 27 new cases of COVID-19 emerge across Sindh through local transmission, raising provincial tally to 535

The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan in September this year

Confirmed infections rise to 62,435, with 6,996 new cases reported in past 24 hours

According to his daughter, the musician had been healthy enough to perform live until a few weeks ago

Death toll from the virus in Spain rose to 7,340 on Monday

Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of 3,468 museums from around the world

The singer has tested positive for the fourth consecutive time

Amazon is offering higher pay to its warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand

Country director says ADB recognises the extraordinary burden of this pandemic on Pakistan

Government's leading epidemiology adviser says UK public may remain under full lockdown until June

Exceptions are made for buying groceries, medicines, walking pets, disposing of litters, the statement says

Deaths and contagions keep growing, but both started showing slowdown fueling hopes of a turnaround

New Zealand has 552 confirmed COVID-19 cases, one of them is fatal

His father, Salim Khan, also commented on his family's principle of giving