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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Tests Positive For COVID-19
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, but was feeling "strong and energetic".
In a tweet on Friday (3 July), Qureshi said that he had a slight fever earlier on Friday and had immediately quarantined himself at home, reports Dawn news.
"I have now tested positive for COVID-19... I feel strong and energetic. I will continue to carry on my duties from home..."
Several politicians, including members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have been diagnosed with the virus over the past few months as it continues to spread in Pakistan.
In June, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif had also tested positive for the virus.
Former Balochistan governor Syed Fazal Agha, PTI Punjab MPA Shaheen Raza, Sindh Minister for Human Settlements Ghulam Murtaza Baloch, MNA Munir Khan Orakzai and PTI's Mian Jamshedud Din Kakakhel are among politicians who passed away after contracting the virus.
Pakistan, one of the worst hit South Asian countries, has so far reported 221,896 COVID-19 cases, with 4,551 deaths.
This news has been published via Syndicate feed. Only the headline is changed.
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