Four staff members at Prime Minister’s House have reportedly tested positive for novel coronavirus.

According to sources in Prime Minister’s House, routine COVID-19 test of PM House staff was carried out on Saturday and reports of four of them came out positive.

Those who tested positive have been quarantined. All precautionary measures are being taken and standard operating procedures being followed for safety of other staff at the Prime Minister’s House, sources said.

However, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill said that virus was found in four staff members during a routine test, which everyone has to undergo. He said that virus-positive staff members have already been quarantined and they were not directly linked to any important figure at Prime Minister's House.