Virus

Police say that those arrested include paan and sweets shop owners, dry cleaners, general store operators

To maintain social distancing, loudspeakers were installed in the quarantine centre

Parents encourage their children to play indoor games like ludo, carom board to stay home

Government plans to open more facilities to protect travellers and street sleepers from Covid-19

Action is being taken against face mask, sanitiser hoarders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

States have been imposing their own lockdowns, suspending train and bus services

PML-N president criticises PM Imran for not acting sooner

She expresses her condolences on the death of Dr Usama Riaz - first Pakistani doctor to die of Covid-19

Daily tally brings the country’s total infections to 9,037, according to the KCDC

Alvi also requests police, rangers and armed forces personnel to implement social distancing

Says it was possible to resume economic activity in states with what he said were relatively low rates of infection

One of its passengers also became the eighth fatality nationally

IHC CJ says those accused who are a threat to society should not be released

Vice President Mike Pence says 254,000 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus, 10% were positive

Delhi is under lockdown, public gatherings of more than five people have been banned

Those entering the city will also be subject to centralised quarantine, testing for the coronavirus

All the pilgrims will be screened and their report will be ready in three days

DCs of respective districts were provided with addresses of families

Punjab governor says 25 additional telemedicine call centres will be functioning all across the province

Provincial Food Department arranges sufficient wheat to ensure availability of flour in major cities across Punjab

Order also warns action against hoarding, selling of medical supplies, face masks, sanitisers on exorbitant prices

Confusion prevails over definition of lockdown

Lack of safety kits irked paramedics, who refused to operate without needed equipment

All medical stores, shops selling food items, fruit, vegetable, meat and milk will remain open

Families of novel coronavirus patients, suspected patients in isolation also struggled to visit them

Remembers struggle of founding fathers, says drastic decisions have only been made to protect citizens

Protesters demand that the quarantine should be established far away from populated areas

CAA declares Karachi and Sukkur airports closed for all domestic flights from today till April 4

Shah also directs finance department to begin disbursing pensions to retired govt employees from March 25

Police claim to have arrested at least 119 people, registering 29 cases for the violation of Section 144

Even after govt declared summer vacation, several institutions are still conducting online sessions

Govt issues decree protecting jobs, pay of industrial, commercial workers

As an uneasy quietude prevails in Karachi, some continue to flout orders to stay home

High commissions in Malaysia and Thailand come to aid of Pakistani nationals stranded at airports

Says Iran has the capability to overcome any kind of crisis, challenge

Putin offers his support in the form of mobile disinfection vehicles, specialists

Government acquired more than 640,000 testing devices, said that number could quickly reach a million

The new cases follow 12 others confirmed at the medical center, including nurses and doctors

In the letter, Trump said he was impressed by the North Korean leader’s efforts to defend his people from the virus

Malaysian govt is yet to trace 4,000 of the 14,500 Malaysian residents who attended