Pakistan’s Maryam Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19

Senior Pakistani politician Maryam Nawaz said on Saturday that she had tested positive for coronavirus after back-to-back election rallies ahead of the Punjab by-elections to be held on Sunday.

Maryam, who is Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), made the announcement in a post on Twitter.

“Covid positive!” she wrote.

Covid positive !

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) July 16, 2022

“Sad to hear that Maryam baiti [and] Capt Safdar have been diagnosed with Covid. My profound prayers and best wishes are with them for an early recovery,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a tweet.

Sad to hear that Maryam Baiti & Capt. Safdar have been diagnosed with Covid. My profound prayers and best wishes are with them for an early recovery. The way she led the PML-N political campaign has made all of us proud.

Get well soon, Gurriya & Safdar.

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 16, 2022

“The way she led the PML-N political campaign has made all of us proud,” he said.

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The PML-N leader has addressed several rallies in recent days as part of the party’s campaign for the upcoming by-polls in Punjab.

This is not the first time Maryam has contracted coronavirus. She previously tested positive in July last year.

Several top politicians have tested positive, including President Arif Alvi, ousted Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. All of them have recovered.

Pakistan reported 737 new Covid-19 cases and 10 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate was recorded at 3.3 per cent, according to the Ministry of Health Services.

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