Covid-19

Govt decides to impose several restrictions on citizens under the new law

The announcement comes after G20 financial chiefs voiced "real concern" last month at a summit in Riyadh

The system may help prioritise virus testing and alert Israel's Ministry of Health and hospitals of expected loads

India's Telangana state has registered 36 positive cases and has 140 suspected cases of COVID-19

President Masood appeals to people to report suspected COVID-19 cases to police and public health department

CM Murad Ali Shah orders purchase of 290 ventilators, 150 testing machines and 110,000 testing kits

The centrally contracted players will collectively donate PKR5 million to the fund

Edhi workers taking patients to public and private hospitals told there are no facilities to admit them

Governments in Muslim countries have authority to suspend Friday prayers at mosques, according to SUC ruling

New measures include travel restrictions in kingdom's 13 regions

After emerging in Wuhan, China last December, coronavirus has spread to at least 170 countries and territories

New guidelines call for cremating bodies at high temperature in electric crematoria or plastering graves with cement

WoodMac says impact on technology supply chains and installations may increase due to Covid-19

105 new cases found while one person was declared cured of coronavirus

Doctors found anti-HIV drug effective for the treatment of mild coronavirus cases

Biggest challenge during a lockdown would be to ensure the well-being of daily wagers, says premier

Prince of Wales displays mild symptoms but remains in good health says spokesperson

These masks and kits will be distributed all over the country, says CM Murad

Nearly 421,000 people infected with more than 18,800 dead

Move of massive spending splurge sends Wall Street into overdrive

Pompeo also accuses Iran, Russia of waging disinformation campaigns about the virus

Consumers and businesses to use digital payments rather than cash in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus

All major commercial areas to be sanitised with chlorine and bleach

Death toll from coronavirus in the United Kingdom jumped on Tuesday by 87 to a total of 422

From being diagnosed to being treated as a pariah and then emerging healthy, Yahya Jaffrey shares his COVID-19 ordeal

Benchmark index dives 1,336 points to below 28,000 despite policy rate cut

The off-spinner spoke about the incident which took place exactly a year ago

As part of the government’s efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be a part of the meeting being held via video link in the Parliament House

Scientists in Singapore say they have developed a way to track genetic changes that speed testing of vaccines

The designer explained her now-infamous run-in with police and people are still confused about her decision-making

All three, whose names have not been disclosed, are based in Lahore

15-day observation period expires early next week

Number of new officially registered infections fell from 6,557 on Saturday to 4,789

After treating 24 patients for six days with hydroxychloroquine, the virus disappeared in all but a quarter of them

1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours

Thunberg says she had not been tested for the virus but given the combined symptoms, circumstances it was very likely

Online voice and video calls at Facebook-owned Messenger and WhatsApp have more than doubled

Pakistan's COVID-19 tally soars to 1,041; total casualties eight as one more succumbs to virus

Hoaxes have spread widely online, promoted by conspiracy theorists and exacerbated by a dearth of information

Country has recorded four deaths since the outbreak while 70 patients have recovered and gone home

The total accumulated number of confirmed cases stands at 81,218 with 3,281 deaths

All non-essential services, bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, playgrounds will be closed during the lockdown

He walked to a police station, coughed on a police officer and claimed he had Covid-19

Country’s COVID-19 cases surge past 2,250

Fuel tariff cut by Rs15, utility bills to be paid in instalments; labourers to get Rs3,000 per month

Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world exceed 377,000 across 194 countries

Clerics say the azaan is recited at a time when people are trapped in natural disasters

In Pakistan, more than 275 people live in a square km which is far more than China, USA, Italy and Iran

People banned from venturing out except for essential purchases near homes