Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood Tests Positive for COVID-19
Lawmaker, who is fully vaccinated, says he has ‘mild symptoms’
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
“I have tested positive for coronavirus,” he said in a posting on Twitter. “I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon,” he added.
The minister, in a tweet posted on March 18, had announced that he had been vaccinated against the coronavirus. His diagnosis is a timely reminder that while vaccines are highly effective in preventing severe symptoms of COVID-19, they cannot prevent infection if preventative measures are not strictly adhered to by individuals.
Today’s outlook: Govt to discuss matric exams, summer vacations
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Educational institutions in cities with less than 5% coronavirus infection rate have reopened across Pakistan. Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood will chair an inter-provincial meeting to discuss the date of examinations for intermediate and matric students. Decisions will be taken on summer vacations and the vaccination of teachers. Coronavirus restrictions in Sindh will remain in force for two weeks. Markets and malls have been allowed to stay open from 6am to 6pm, while outdoor dining has been banned. Pakistan has received two million more doses of the SinoVac vaccine from China. PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is hosting a dinner today to revive the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement. PPP and JUI-F le
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On Wednesday, Tareen said the likeminded “group” of party lawmakers supporting him was formed in response to Punjab government s retaliatory actions.
However, the former PTI general secretary refuted reports of a division in the party.
“We have not formed a forward bloc. We have appointed a focal person [Sardar Saeed Akbar Khan Niwani] to represent us in the [Punjab] assembly,” he told reporters outside a Lahore court, where he appeared in connection with the money laundering case registered against him.