LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which has claimed more than 2000 lives across the country.
Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has quarantined himself at his residence for the next two weeks.
Apparently, the federal minister is showing no symptoms of the virus. Earlier today, former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tested positive for coronavirus.
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb revealed that former prime minister had tested positive for COVID-19 and quarantined himself at his residence. and has quarantined himself at his residence.
Last week, Minister of State for Narcotics Control Shehryar Afridi announced that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He said that he had gone into self-isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.
PML-N Punjab Assembly lawmaker Mian Naveed Ali from Pakpattan had tested positive for coronavirus, while two provincial assembly lawmakers also been victims of the deadly disease.
Sheikh Rasheed is among the politicians who have been infected with the deadly virus. Earlier, PPP leader Sharjeel Memon, National Party (ANP) Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Saeed Ghani were also diagnosed with coronavirus.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan now has passed 100,000 marks and currently stands at 103,671 after the detection of 4,728 new infections in the last 24 hours.
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