After a brief hiatus following the first case, Covid-19 cases spiked as more pilgrims returning from Iran tested positive for the virus. The virus has claimed at least 1,211 lives while about 18,314 coronavirus patients have recovered. Those who called on him here included Presidential Advisor, Sardar Shabbir Khan (Gulf Group), Sardar Saeed Aziz, Sardar Tauseef Aziz, Sardar Shahzeb Khan, Sardar Zarreen Khan, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) constituency LA-4 Sardar Ashiq Khan, Sardar Altaf Khan, Sardar Javed Khan and other political, religious and social figures. 11:00am: Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial to suspend clinical trial of hydroxychloroquineThe Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial, representing 10 countries, met on Saturday and has agreed to review by temporarily suspending clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients. Read story here9:00am: Number of COVID-19 cases soar to 57,705The number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has soared to 57,705 with 1,356 cases reported during the last 24 hours.

Source: The Express Tribune May 26, 2020 05:47 UTC