President Arif Alvi has urged people to offer Eidul Fitr prayers at home in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

It is not just a matter of our own lives, but of our families, he said and added: "This is a responsibility. If someone gets sick because of my carelessness, for example, if you are driving fast and hit someone, God will ask why you were driving rashly."

He added that practices will have to change in accordance with circumstances.