SC issues written order of coronavirus suo-motu case.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued a written order of the coronavirus suo-motu case in which it urged the government to take urgent measures for tackling risks emitted out from the virus.

A five-member larger bench of SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed is hearing the coronavirus suo-motu case.

The written order of Tuesday's hearing said that Pakistan is a country affected by the virus and scores of people have died from it and the number of the cases from the virus are on the rise day by day adding that the spread of the virus of this kind as has rung alarm bell.

The order said that tackling the virus is the additional burden on the responsibilities of the government and there were no preparations for the dangers created by the new virus, however, the government took immediate steps as...