Prime Minister Imran Khan has telephoned to Minister for Railway and inquired about health.
According to media reports, Imran Khan inquired about isolation and treatment from Sheikh Rashid after he has tested positive for Coronavirus.
Sheikh Rashid responded that he was taking necessary precautionary measures and there is no Coronavirus symptoms in him and he is feeling better himself.
Prime Minister has expressed wishes for early health recovery of Sheikh Rashid.
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On the other side Chairman Senate Mohammad Sadiq Sanjrani has telephoned to Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif and inquired about health after he tested positive for coronavirus and prayed for speedy recovery of Shahbaz Sharif.
Shahbaz Sharif thanked Chairman Senate.
PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq contracts coronavirus
Former National Assembly speaker and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has tested positive for novel coronavirus.
The PML-N leader has quarantined him after contracting the virus. It has been learnt that Ayaz Sadiq frequently visited his constituency and was active in welfare works including distribution of ration among the needy.
Former PM & Sheikh Rasheed Test Positive for Coronavirus https://t.co/xLEzam9oDB
— ProPakistani (@ProPakistaniPK) June 9, 2020
A number of parliamentarians are suffering from the pandemic.
Pakistan has confirmed 107 deaths – highest till date – by novel corona virus in one day as the number of positive cases has surged to 125,933. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 2,463, Dunya News reported on Friday.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), record 6,397 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours.
As per media reports Punjab remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
Till now 47,382 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 46,828 in Sindh, 15,787 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 7,673 in Balochistan, 6,699 in Islamabad, 1,030 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 534 in Azad Kashmir.
Furthermore, 890 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 776 in Sindh, 632 in KP, 75 in Balochistan, 65 in Islamabad, 15 in GB and 10 in Azad Kashmir.
Patients are under treatment at quarantine centers of 462 hospitals where 7,295 beds are available.
Pakistan has so far conducted 809,169 coronavirus tests and 28,344 in last 24 hours. 40,247 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas many are in critical condition.
Online Int’l News with additional input by GVS News Desk