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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was tested negative for the novel coronavirus, his aide said, as the number of the COVID-29 cases crossed 10,000 in the country.
Khan, 67, agreed for the test after Faisal Edhi, the son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, who met him last week tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I am happy to report that his test is NEGATIVE, government’s chief spokesperson Firdous Ashiq Awan tweeted. She said the premier was tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus strain that causes COVID-19. Awan said the family of the Prime Minister had already tested negative.
Earlier in the day, a team of doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital collected samples from the Prime Minister. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital CEO Dr Faisal Sultan said that Khan agreed for the test as a responsible prime minister and a responsible citizen.
Sultan, who is also Khan’s personal physician and focal person on COVID-19, told the media, that Khan would undergo the test.
