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Pakistan's prime minister has urged calm after its tally of coronavirus cases rose to 245 while Sri Lanka sealed itself off and shut its stock market on Wednesday, fuelling fears that South Asian countries are struggling to stem the pandemic.
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India closed the Taj Mahal, its principal tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep half their staff at home in increased measures to curb the coronavirus in South Asia.
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Pakistan's central bank on Tuesday cut its key interest rate by 75 bps to 12.50%, the first reduction in four years, citing a global slowdown to ease inflationary pressure.
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Pakistan's Punjab province on Wednesday denied a central government report of country's first coronavirus death.
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Pakistan said its confirmed COVID-19 cases had more than doubled on Tuesday for a second straight day, largely due to errors made in the testing and quarantine of travellers who recently returned from Iran via a land border crossing.
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The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been postponed with immediate effect after an overseas player showed symptoms of coronavirus, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
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