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ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan surpassed 2,000 on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG: World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus.

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan has claimed 7 lives in a day, taking the death toll to 23, said a media report on Tuesday.

BRUSSELS: A 12-year-old girl in Belgium has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, health officials said on Tuesday.

LONDON: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in UK on Monday stands at 22,141, the government said.

BEIJING, CHINA: At least 19 people, including 18 firefighters and one forestry guide, were killed in a huge forest fire in southwestern China, told the local government on Tuesday.

ROME: The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy rose by 812 to 11,597, while the total number of infections surged past 100,000.

LONDON: The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles on Monday came out of self-isolation after contracting coronavirus, said a royal spokesperson.

MADRID, SPAIN: Spain on Monday confirmed another 812 deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 7,340, according to health ministry figures.

FRANKFURT: The finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, Thomas Schaefer, has killed himself over coronavirus crisis worries.