Virus

Prison IG asks home dept to exempt inmates from appearing in court

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

Warns public to stop thronging eateries, says he will be forced to order closure otherwise

One person has died of the virus, 37 people have recovered in Thailand

Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown as part of a 15-day state of emergency

People load up on food, toilet paper and disinfectant amid the global coronavirus outbreak

China makes efforts to restart work across its factories and businesses, which had been halted amid virus outbreak

They say they have not been interviewed, examined or checked for fever since they got off the airplane in Miramar

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells non-essential employees to telework until April 12

Vice President Mike Pence says legal residents can travel back to the US, through specific airports

Pakistan’s highest single-day spike pushes tally to 53

Hubei announces that people in medium-and low-risk areas would be able to travel within the province

Inmates barred from meeting visitors for the next three weeks

Six more suspected coronavirus cases reported from twin cities

Masks, sanitizers have disappeared from the markets, causing an increase in their prices

Buzdar hands over his helicopter to health department for quick transfer of suspected patients

The total number of confirmed cases is 12,729

Cinemas, educational gatherings and conferences are also banned with immediate effect for a period of one month

The governor has decided to close museums, parks and zoos for two weeks

204 patients were released from hospitals where they had been isolated, death toll reaches 73

As of now, there are six confirmed cases and no fatalities

Saudi Arabia says it will suspend international flights for two weeks to control the spread of Covid-19

At least 100 confirmed cases have been reported in Kuwait

A day earlier, the foreign ministry spokesperson said the US army may have brought the virus to Wuhan

Coronavirus causes billions of rupees losses to PIA, CAA

Trudeau says he has no symptoms, says all Canadians should follow medical advice

India with its 1.3 billion population and proximity to China has so far reported 81 cases

Experts say the country is unprepared if there is a major outbreak, doubt the official figures India has announced

Chief minister directs officials to disinfect all public sector establishments

Authorities also announced that all marriage halls, banquets will remain closed for three weeks

City Traffic Police stop biometric attendance of wardens

Boosting immune system makes people less likely to be affected by coronavirus, claim experts

Treasury chief says Trump likely to consider exemptions for small businesses

Flights have been stopped on many important routes due to coronavirus

He says he woke up with a temperature, sore throat and has been admitted to a hospital

Provincial cabinet decides to postpone examinations of all academic institutions, as well as other official events

Around 200 nurses are working eight-hour shifts at the facility, nearly half of them volunteers

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

Morrison says he will be advising against organised non-essential gatherings of persons of 500 people or greater

Dr Palitha is said to visit several major health facilities in Karachi to ensure their preparedness for COVID-19

At the start of the epidemic, eight people were reprimanded by Wuhan police for 'spreading rumours' about the virus

South Korea confirms 110 new cases, raises the total to 7,979

Chinese official says it might be the US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan

With new infections falling dramatically, authorities this week began to loosen some restrictions in Hubei

Trudeau is in good health, will be in isolation for two weeks but will not be tested for the virus

Buzdar says all available resources will be used to contain pandemic

Suspects claim they were planning to distribute the masks to children in neighbouring Malaysia

The 37-year-old experienced flu-like symptoms and treated herself from home

All travellers, including Indian nationals, will be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days

Guterres blames the spread, severity of the virus on 'alarming levels of inaction'