Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was tested negative for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, his aide said, as the number of the COVID-29 cases crossed 10,000 in the country.
Khan, 67, agreed for thetest after Faisal Edhi, the son of late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi andchairman of the Edhi Foundation, who met him last week tested positive for thecoronavirus.
“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 virusstrain that causes COVID19.
Awan said the family of the Prime Minister had already tested negative.