The Latest: New cases in Pakistan push Mideast beyond 1M
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported 5,358 new coronavirus cases, pushing infections in the Middle East beyond 1 million.Cases in Pakistan have been spiraling in recent weeks, crossing 160,000 on Thursday even as Prime Minister Imran Khan has resisted pleas from medical professionals and the World Health Organization to reimpose a strict lockdown for at least two weeks.Khan says a countrywide lockdown would devastate an already crumbling economy and hurt the poorest with unemployment expected
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