Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, adding that he was experiencing “mild symptoms”.In a tweet, the minister said: “I have tested positive for coronavirus. I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon.”
A day earlier, Mahmood had chaired an online meeting of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference where it was decided to hold board exams across the country after June 20.In March, Mahmood had said that he had gotten vaccinated for Covid-19 at the Polyclinic in Islamabad.Meanwhile, well wishes poured in over the minister’s diagnosis. Journalist Hamid Mir was quick to wish the minister a speedy recovery.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra said he was praying for the minister’s recovery.
After new orders from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to loosen limitations imposed in light of the Covid crisis, educational and tourism activities were resumed a day ago in numerous sections of the country.
As per the directions of the NCOC, educational and tourism-related activities have been reinstated in 16 districts of Punjab, 21 districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and all districts of Balochistan, with the exception of Quetta, strictly adhering to Standard Operating Procedures.
Still, limits are in place in Sindh, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta.
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