Hafeez Shaikh tests positive for coronavirus: Hammad Azhar

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I pray for his swift recovery and good health: Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Former finance minister Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus, newly appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar said on Tuesday.

Hammad Azhar, in a tweet, said “Just found out that Dr Hafeez Sh has tested positive for Covid-19. I pray for his swift recovery and good health. Ameen.”

Earlier, President Dr Arif Alvi and Minister for Defence Pervaiz Khattak had also tested positive for Covid-19.

Taking to twitter president confirmed that he tested positive for Coronavirus. He said that he had first dose of vaccine, but antibodies start developing after second dose which was due in a week.

Meanwhile, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail in a tweet on Monday said that Defence Minister Pevaiz Khattak had been diagnosed with Covid-19 positive.

“Perwaiz Khatak is diagnosed with Covid positive. Get well soon PK,” Imran Ismail said in his tweet.

It merits mention that Prime Minister Imran Khan also tested positive for Covid-19 on March 20.

However, according to Special Assistant to PM on National Health Services Faisal Sultan, the Prime Minister had made steady clinical recovery from Covid and his lab parameters remained stable.