Imran Khan tests negative for coronavirus, say advisers - GulfToday

Imran Khan tests negative for coronavirus, say advisers

  • 22 Apr 2020
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Imran Khan receives Rs10 million cheque from Faisal Edhi at PM House Islamabad. Twitter photo

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his focal person on COVID-19 Dr Faisal Sultan and government's chief spokesperson Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan confirmed on Twitter.

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The premier was tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus strain that causes COVID-19, on Wednesday. The test used was a polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
"I am happy to report that his test is NEGATIVE," wrote Dr Sultan.

Imran was tested for COVID-19 after it emerged that Faisal Edhi, son of world-famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, had contracted the virus.

“Prime minister will undergo Covid-19 test as he met philanthropist Faisal Edhi who later tested positive for the deadly virus,” Dr Sultan had said on Tuesday at a news conference.

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Faisal Edhi had visited the prime minister last week in Islamabad and handed over a cheque for Rs10 million to the prime minister for his coronavirus relief fund.

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