Pakistan min Fawad Chaudhry gutted as Imran Khan aide and Sindh Guv tests Covid positive

In latest update on Coronavirus, a very close aide of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan & Goverr of sourn Sindh province Imran Ismail, has tested positive for Covid-19, his party said on Monday. Ismail took to Twitter and said that he is prepared to fight against virus. 

Reacting on same, Minister of Science and Techlogy Faw Chaudhry has said that he is 'very very pertubed' to hear news. He ded that Goverr of Sindh is t only friend but also his mentor. Ismail also responded on his post calling Chaudhry his bror. 

death toll due to coronavirus rose to 293 in Pakistan while total number of cases jumped to 13,947 on Monday. Sindh has registered 4,956 positive cases so far. Some 50 police personnel, including six inspectors, have also tested positive for virus.

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According to Karachi City police chief ditional Inspector General Ghulam Nabi Memon, majority of infected police officials are those were t deployed for active field duty. police personnel, one of whom has recovered, are undergoing treatment in isolation wards at different hospitals in Karachi.

According to Ministry of National Health Services, more than 3,000 people have recovered from contagion in Pakistan. So far, 150,756 tests have been conducted including 6,391 in last 24 hours, while authorities anunced to increase number of daily tests to 20,000 from next month.

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Imran Khan tests negative

Imran Khan tested negative for vel coronavirus. This comes a day after it emerged that Faisal Edhi with whom Khan h interacted on April 15 h 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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Faisal Edhi h presented a cheque worth 1 crore Pakistani rupees to Khan in Islamab in his capacity as he of Edhi Foundation, which is country's largest charity foundation. Reportedly, he developed COVID-19 symptoms soon after visiting Islamab. Though se symptoms subsided after 4 days, he insisted on getting tested as he h been on ground working with vel Coronavirus patients. Currently, he is in isolation at a hospital in Islamab.

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