Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tests negative for the novel Coronavirus

In a significant development on Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested negative for vel coronavirus. This comes a day after it emerged that Faisal Edhi with whom Khan had interacted on April 15 had been confirmed as a positive COVID-19 patient.

Khan's test report was confirmed by Dr.Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to Pakistan PM on Health. Earlier, reports indicated that Imran Khan's family members also tested negative for vel Coronavirus. 

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Edhi Foundation head tests positive 

Faisal Edhi had presented a cheque worth 1 crore Pakistani rupees to Khan in Islamabad in his capacity as head of Edhi Foundation, which is country's largest charity foundation. Reportedly, he developed COVID-19 symptoms soon after visiting Islamabad. Though se symptoms subsided after 4 days, he insisted on getting tested as he had been on ground working with vel Coronavirus patients.

Currently, he is in isolation at a hospital in Islamabad. Incidentally, Imran Khan attracted a considerable amount of criticism for this meeting when Faisal Edhi revealed that former did t even recognise him. Making this revelation in a talk show, Faisal Edhi also mentioned that Pakistan PM talked to him for barely half a minute. 

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COVID-19 crisis in Pakistan

Imran Khan has been panned by opposition for his inconsistent stance on enforcement of a lockdown. In March, he ruled out  possibility of imposing a lockdown in Pakistan. Ackwledging Pakistan’s dire ecomic condition, Khan stated his government did t have capacity to take care of 25% of population which is under poverty line if a lockdown was implemented.

However, Pakistan government later imposed a lockdown and extended it till April 30. Presently, re are 10,129 confirmed vel Coronavirus cases in Pakistan out of which 2156 persons have recovered while 212 deaths have been recorded. With 4,331 COVID-19 cases, Punjab province has recorded most number of cases in Pakistan. 

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