ISLAMABAD, Jan 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time, the president said in a tweet yesterday.
“I have tested positive for COVID-19 again. I had a sore throat since 4-5 days and was getting better. Felt mildly feverish for a few hours two nights ago. No other symptoms,” the president tweeted.
In Mar last year, Alvi tested positive for the disease and recovered after a home quarantine. His condition remained stable during the period. He directed the public to follow guidelines identified by the government, to stop the spread of the COVID-19.
The president got infected at the time, when health authorities in the country were warning of the beginning of the fifth wave of COVID-19 infections, triggered by the Omicron variant.
The country yesterday reported over 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time, since Oct 14, indicating the seriousness of the situation, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the department leading the country’s campaign against the pandemic.
According to the NCOC, with the new cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients surged to 1,299,848 in the country.– NNN-APP
