Police in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta have detained dozens of doctors and other medical personnel who were protesting the lack of proper equipment in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Pakistani officials say 20,000 worshippers have been quarantined and authorities are still searching for tens of thousands more who took part in a religious gathering in Lahore last month despite the coronavirus pandemic.
A mob pelted police vehicles with stones and attacked officers as they attempted to enforce a complete curfew to prevent people congregating during Friday Prayers in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi.
Although Tajikistan hasn't reported a single coronavirus infection, many Tajiks say the virus is on everybody's mind and affecting people's everyday lives.
Authorities in Afghanistan have announced sweeping measures to shut down the capital, Kabul, which is also the country’s largest city.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of thousands of prisoners to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Authorities in Afghanistan have locked down a western province bordering Iran as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infections in the country continues to rise despite fewer people being tested.
Afghanistan’s health minister has cited estimates suggesting most of Afghanistan’s estimated 32 million population might contract the coronavirus over the next five months.
A village in northwestern Pakistan is under lockdown after a 50-year-old man became the first recorded coronavirus-related fatality in the country. S
Pakistan has deployed the military to aid civilian authorities in shutting down the country of 220 million to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak as confirmed cases of the potentially deadly disease increased to more than 850.
Romania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Afghanistan have all reported their first deaths from the novel coronavirus as the global tally reached nearly 12,000.
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