New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for coronavirus, his special assistant on national health services, Faisal Sultan, said on Saturday.
Taking to Twitter, Sultan said that Khan is self-isolating at home. This comes days after Imran Khan received his first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home
— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) March 20, 2021
“PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating at home,” Sultan tweeted. Imran, 67, was vaccinated on Thursday with the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm as part of the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign.
Prime Minister Imran khan inoculated with coronavirus vaccine. pic.twitter.com/Wvvhn0LceG
— Pakistan Readers (@PakistanReaders) March 18, 2021
Pakistan has reported 623,135 coronavirus cases so far. Over 13,700 people have died in the country due to the virus.
PM Modi wishes speedy recovery to Imran Khan
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended best wishes and speedy recovery to Pakistani PM.
Best wishes to Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI for a speedy recovery from COVID-19.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 20, 2021
