Punjab govt declares medical emergency to contain coronavirus.

LAHORE -- The Punjab government on Thursday declared a medical emergency after 20 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the country this week.

'All the departments have to work together with the health department,' Punjab Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid said, while speaking to reporters in Lahore.

'We need to take the coronavirus epidemic seriously. Precautionary measures such as unnecessarily touching face, shaking hands should be avoided,' she said, adding that precautionary measures will help in curbing the spread of the virus.

Rashid added, 'If an emergency has been declared, people need to...