Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who returned from a five-day stay in London the other day, has been once again diagnosed with Covid-19, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb broke the news on Twitter, urging public and PML-N workers to pray for the speedy recovery of the prime minister.
In a tweet upload on Tuesday, the information minister said the prime minister was not feeling well for the last two days and the coronavirus test which was carried out today on the advice of the doctor came back positive.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کورونا پازیٹو ہوگئے ہیں۔ دو روز سے طبیعت ناساز تھی۔ ڈاکٹر کے مشورے سے آج کرونا ٹیسٹ کروایا گیا عوام اور کارکنان سے وزیراعظم کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا کی اپیل ہے۔
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) November 15, 2022
This was not the first time Shehbaz Sharif had tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier in January this year, he had contracted Covid-19 and he had quarantined himself at home.
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Later in July, PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz had also been tested positive for Covid-19.
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