PM Shahbaz tests positive for COVID


Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday (today) has tested positive for novel coronavirus, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed.
On her official Twitter handle, the Federal Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting wrote: “Prime Minister Shahbaz Shareef tested positive for COVID”.
While sharing the premier’s health condition, Marriyum stated that Shabaz Sharif has been sick for the past two days, adding that, “He (Prime Minister) got tested following doctor’s recommendation”.
The minister then urged the public and party workers to pray for his quick recovery.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کورونا پازیٹو ہوگئے ہیں۔ دو روز سے طبیعت ناساز تھی۔ ڈاکٹر کے مشورے سے آج کرونا ٹیسٹ کروایا گیا عوام اور کارکنان سے وزیراعظم کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا کی اپیل ہے۔
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) November 15, 2022
It is pertinent to mention here that the Prime Minister yesterday returned to Pakistan from London. This is the third time that he has contracted the virus.
Shahbaz was first diagnosed with Covid-19 in June 2020 and later contracted the contagious virus in January this year.

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