Dr Sania Nishtar tests positive for COVID-19
Last updated on: 19 October,2020 10:09 pm
She said, "I have mild symptoms and will, therefore, continue to work from home."
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Dr Sania Nishtar on Monday tested positive for coronavirus.
"I have tested positive for COVID 19 and am isolating myself," Mirza, who has been on the forefront in the country s battle against the poverty alleviation and social safety, tweeted on Monday.
I have tested positive for COVID 19 and am isolating myself. I have mild symptoms and will, therefore, continue to work from home
— Sania Nishtar (@SaniaNishtar) October 19, 2020“I have mild symptoms and will, therefore, continue to work from home,” she added.
On Friday, it was reported that three Punjab cabinet ministers, Punjab Food Minister and Senior PTI leader Abdul Aleem Khan, Minister of Industries, Commerce & Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal and Hussain Jahania Gardezi had also contracted the virus.
Apart from them, Chairman P&D, Secretary Punjab Assembly Muhammad Khan Bhatti and Secretary Food Asad Gilani are also Covid positive.
Coronavirus kills 5 Pakistanis
Meanwhile, Pakistan has reported 5 deaths in last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 323,452. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 6,659, Dunya News reported on Monday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 440 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad.
Till now 141,841 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 101,652 in Punjab, 38,645 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18,069 in Islamabad, 15,688 in Balochistan, 3,498 in Azad Kashmir and 4,059 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 2,581 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,298 in Punjab, 1,265 in KP, 147 in Balochistan, 195 in Islamabad, 90 in GB and 82in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore 2,581 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Sindh, 2,298 in Punjab, 1,265 in KP, 147 in Balochistan, 195 in Islamabad, 90 in GB and 82in Azad Kashmir.