After testing positive for coronavirus, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif quarantined themselves at their homes on Wednesday.
After the finance minister tested positive for the virus, the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was also postponed.
Marriyum Aurangzeb, a PML-N spokesman, said earlier in the day that Shehbaz, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, had contracted coronavirus for the second time.
“The Covid-19 test result positive,” Aurangzeb stated, adding that he is quarantining at home.
Doctors have urged the 70-year-old to rest completely and refrain from any activities, according to her. She added, “Shehbaz has requested the people to pray for his recovery.”
Shehbaz tested positive for the virus in June of last year, and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz tested positive for the virus a month later.
As the Omicron coronavirus variety took root, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) recorded 5,034 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, up 16 percent from previous days and the highest single-day increase since August 8.
In the last 24 hours, the national positivity ratio jumped to 9.45 percent, the highest level since May 8, 2021. With 3,430 cases, Sindh remained the worst-affected province. The majority of cases were reported from Karachi, with a positive rate of 38.79 percent.
