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  • COVID-19: Pakistan reports 645cases, death toll at 3

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    Pakistan's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 645on Saturday.

    Total confirmed cases: 720

    • Sindh: 384

    • Punjab: 137

    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 27

    • Balochistan: 103

    • Islamabad Capital Territory: 10

    • Gilgit-Baltistan: 55 

    • AJK: 01 

    • Deaths: 3

    According to the Sindh Health Department, the new cases were reported in pilgrims from Taftan in Sukkur.

    The number of confirmed cases in Pakistan now stands at 510.

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    Sindh health minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho in a video statement said the patient was a cancer survivor and had diabetes and hypertension but did not have any travel history.

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    "People should go into complete isolation for three days," Shah said during the 23rd meeting of the provincial task force on coronavirus. "It is important for people to remain inside their homes" for themselves and other's safety.

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    A staff member in Vice President Mike Pence's office has tested positive for coronavirus, Pence's spokesperson said Friday evening.

    "‪This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus. Neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual," said Katie Miller.

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie, tested positive for coronavirus, and the outbreak prompted the province of Ontario to Reashutter schools to limit the spread.

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    The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 5,129 officials said.

    An increase of 18.4% — by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.

    Economy faces difficulties

    New York and Illinois on Friday followed California in telling tens of millions of people to stay at home in the most sweeping measures the United States has taken so far to try to contain the coronavirus crisis.

    Spain has ordered all hotels in its territory to close to help stem the spread of coronavirus, under a new measure.

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    To Combat Coronavirus

    China reports zero new domestic cases of novel coronavirus for the first time in a month.

    The stark reversal comes as nations across the world have shut down in a desperate effort to contain the pandemic, with more people now infected and having died abroad than in China.

    There were no new cases in Wuhan -- the central city where the virus first emerged in December -- for the first time since authorities started publishing figures in January, according to the National Health Commission.