New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been infected with Corona virus. He has quarantined himself at home. Pakistan’s health officer has confirmed this by tweeting. Faisal Sultan, the Pakistani PM’s special assistant on health services, said Khan had isolated himself at home. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi tweeted and wished him a quick recovery.
PM’s special assistant Faisal Sultan tweeted, “Prime Minister Imran Khan is in the grip of Covid-19 and has isolated himself at his residence”. There is fever and cough.
The 68-year-old Khan has been holding regular and frequent meetings recently, including attending a security conference held in the capital Islamabad which was attended by a large number of people. News agency Reuters reported that he addressed the conference without wearing a mask and attended another gathering to inaugurate a housing project for poor people in a similar manner on Friday. Please tell that Emraan Khan was vaccinated on Thursday by Corona.
Significantly, Covid-19 cases are increasing in Pakistan. The total cases have crossed 6.15 lakhs and the death toll is 13,700. Most of the new cases came from Punjab, Pakistan’s largest and richest province.
News agency Reuters reported that Pakistani minister Asad Umar said the hospital beds were filling up rapidly and warned of stern action if the rules were not followed. “The new virus strain from Britain spreads faster and is more deadly,” he said on Twitter.
In neighboring India, infections increased in Maharashtra, as businesses reopened and millions of people used congested suburban trains. The state ordered new lockdowns in some districts. Movies, hotels and restaurants were curbed by the end of the month after more cases came up this weekend.
Pakistan will soon receive a corono virus vaccine from India under the United Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization or GAVI to increase vaccination reach in poor countries.
(With agency input)