Pakistan to formulate action plan for battling infectious coronavirus
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: With the death toll from the coronavirus rising in neighbouring China, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered authorities to take necessary precautionary measures and formulate a comprehensive strategy to tackle the threat of the deadly disease spreading to Pakistan. Despite unprecedented quarantines and travel lockdowns, the death toll from the viral epidemic has spiked to 81 in China, with hundreds of new infections reported as major countries step up efforts to evacuate their citizens from the epicentre, Wuhan. In a letter sent to relevant ministries and divisions on Monday, the PM Office said that the spread of the virus `could not be ruled out` given the huge number of Chinese...