Pakistani Parliament’s Speaker Tests Positive for COVID-19
KABUL (MEP) – Pakistani parliament’s speaker tests positive for COVID-19, himself confirmed in a tweet.
“I tested positive for coronavirus and quarantined myself in my house. I urge the entire nation to take preventive measures,” Asad Qaisar, the speaker of Pakistan’s parliament wrote in a post on Twitter.
The Express Tribune reported that the Pakistani NA speaker’s son and daughter were also tested positive for the contagious disease and have been quarantined.
Meanwhile, the Pakistani Ministry of Health has announced that the number of people infected with the coronavirus in the country has reached 18,114, with more than 417 deaths.
