Shehbaz Sharif diagnosed with coronavirus

LAHORE, January 19: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday. The PML-N president felt unwell and ran his coronavirus test which came out positive. He has self-isolated himself at his home. PML-N leader Ata Ullah Tarar said that Mian Shehbaz needed nation’s prayers as he tested positive for Covid-19. He prayed that may Allah recover Shehbaz and all those diagnosed with this dangerous virus. He said doctors advised the PML-N president to take complete rest and he would complete his quarantine at his home. The PML-N spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that the PML-N president was isolating himself at his residence. Ms Aurangzeb said doctors have advised Shehbaz complete rest, urging people, including party workers and leaders, to pray for his swift recovery. In June 2020, the PML-N president had tested positive for the coronavirus. He is the latest among several politicians who have tested positive for the infection during the fifth wave of the pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant of the virus.-NNI