Virus

Bags worth Rs2 million, consisting of rice, flour, sugar, oil will be distributed

Zhengliang says the country has completed 99 out of 100 steps necessary to combat the virus

Japan’s ruling coalition is considering an economic package worth more than 30 trillion yen

Campaign to target over 13 million children under the age of five

Those treated with the drug fared no better than those Covid-19 patients who received standard care

Local commercial banks will allow loans to be rolled over for small businesses if they cannot afford to pay them off

New package includes two rounds of direct payments to Americans, totaling $250 billion each

Total number of confirmed cases in mainland China stands at 80,928, with the overall death toll at 3,245

X-rays also showed improvements in the lung condition of coronavirus patients after having the medication

Corona Emergency Fund established for financial support, provision of ration to affected persons

Students, faculty members fear future health risks due to virus exposure 

CM directs authorities to implement strict measures to contain virus

At least 150 shopkeepers were arrested in Karachi for keeping their businesses open

PM Imran will hold a briefing regarding Covid-19 and will be accompanied by State Health Minister Dr Zafar Mirza

If the situation improves, exams may be scheduled between June 1 and July 15

Most of the country is now slowly lifting restrictions, people are returning to work

Another officer has been quarantined at a military institute in Pune with symptoms of the pneumonia-like virus

She says measures that seemed drastic two or three weeks ago, need to be taken now

Alvi appreciated China’s efforts to take care of the 1,300 Pakistani students stranded in China’s Wuhan city

He says there are likely to be 15,000 cases or more by the end of the month

Trudeau's government is also considering using the Emergency Measures Act, an extremely rare measure

White House is looking at sending direct payments to all Americans, as well as aid to embattled airlines

Attackers are also playing on sympathies with fake crowdfunding pages purported to be for people who have fallen ill

Morrison also orders a halt to 'non-essential' indoor gatherings of more than 100 people

China also reported 11 deaths on Wednesday (today), raising its toll to 3,237

The virus is detectable for up to four hours on copper, two to three days on plastic and stainless steel

Pollen count for Tuesday recorded at 17,254 per cubic metre of air in city

Hospital administration reveals the man had returned from Dubai six days ago

Health minister says required equipment provided to staff in tertiary, DHQ and THQ hospitals

Authorities have notified 14 laboratories for tests

Authorities in Islamabad ordered a disinfection operation at Islamabad airport amid Covid-19

Door handles, elevator buttons and other surfaces regularly exposed to crowds are also disinfected several times a day

Countries have imposed curfews and shut down restaurants, bars, cinemas to combat the spread

He says the virus may have a devastating impact on the economy of developing countries such as Pakistan

President Moon Jae-is increasingly confident that South Korea will overcome the virus

Researchers discover that people’s immune systems respond to coronavirus in the same way it typically fights flu

There have been more cases outside mainland China than inside, with 180,000 cases worldwide and over 7,000 deaths

As America shuts down schools, cinemas, restaurants, Trump suggests the crisis would last several months in the US

'One reason they latched on to it is because it's a means of avoiding disgust,' says the psychiatry professor

President Macron urges the French to stay at home for 15 days, banning all non-essential trips or social contacts

The Chinese capital has been the worst-hit even as it erected tough restrictions to screen out, isolate infections

He had a form of leukaemia but was unaware of the underlying health condition

US Mike Pompeo says is not the time to spread disinformation, but rather a time for all nations to come together

The meeting decided to suspend biometric attendance of all staff members

Tables, chairs have been placed at bus stands without any staff to run the medical camp

Focal person for coronavirus at NMU says nurses, paramedics have been trained to fight the virus

Rescue 1122 starts inter-provincial special training

Young, healthy cops have been deployed at 22 hospitals with isolation facilities

SLS provides sanitisers, masks and coronavirus kits to 1,100 of its students

Ghani says province ready to bear expenses, announces exam dates for students