Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus on Saturday (today).
Dr Faisal Sultan – Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health, took to social media to announce that PM Imran Khan had contracted COVID-19 coronavirus. The premier is in self-isolation at home, added Dr Faisal Sultan.
It is to be noted that Pakistan is witnessing its third COVID-19 wave with the positivity ratio reaching 9.5% mark on Saturday (today).
PM Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home
— Faisal Sultan (@fslsltn) March 20, 2021
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ°
And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.
(Qur’an 26:80)Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self isolating at home.
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 20, 2021
Following the announcement, SAPM Syed Zulfi Bukhari confirmed that First Lady Bushra Bibi have also tested positive for the novel virus.
Wishing our First Lady & PM @ImranKhanPTI a speedy recovery.
May Allah give them both shifa.Vaccines are safe & must be taken, #PMIK had his first shot just a day ago, before which he was exposed already.
Please do get yourself & loved ones vaccinated and fight the fake news! pic.twitter.com/kh7HvD2Qv5— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) March 20, 2021
The development comes as earlier, PM Imran Khan had received COVID-19 vaccine jab on Thursday March 18th earlier this week.
The prime minister had received his first COVID-19 vaccine jab in the federal capital and had urged urged the people to strictly adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures and SOPs.
Wishes, Prayers Pour In
I have come to know that Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI has tested positive for COVID. May Allah grant him full & speedy recovery.
— Tariq Jamil (@TariqJamilOFCL) March 20, 2021
Wishing my Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI a quick recovery and good health.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) March 20, 2021
Inshallah, he will recover and be back to work in a flash!
— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) March 20, 2021
پاکستان کے عوام اپنے محبوب لیڈر کی صحت کیلئے دعا گو ہیں خدا جلد صحت دے ! آمین https://t.co/P0PhUNTtoE
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 20, 2021
Prayers for quick recovery of Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI.
Recent spike in #COVID19 cases and positivity rate is alarming and we all need to be extra careful and strictly follow safety protocols!! https://t.co/ip6ccCQQzR
— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) March 20, 2021
May Allah give fast recovery to @ImranKhanPTI and all #COVID19 patients all over the world https://t.co/pF11UjNjiy
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) March 20, 2021
Wishing a healthy recovery to PM sahab @ImranKhanPTI . He just tested positive for Covid-19. #Coronaviruspakistan
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) March 20, 2021
Wishing Prime Minister Imran Khan a speedy recovery. May Allah bless him with the best of health @ImranKhanPTI
— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) March 20, 2021
PM Was Not ‘Fully Vaccinated’
In a statement, Ministry of National Health Services has clarified that the premier was not ‘fully vaccinated’ and had only received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, whereas anti-bodies against the novel virus only develop after 2-3 weeks of the second vaccine dose.
Prime Minister Imran Khan was not fully vaccinated when he contracted the virus. He only got the 1st dose and merely 2 days ago which is too soon for ANY vaccine to become effective. Anti-bodies develop 2-3 weeks after 2nd dose of 2-dose COVID vaccines. #VaccinesWork
— Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan (@nhsrcofficial) March 20, 2021
Yes, Prime Minister Imran Khan was vaccinated 2 days ago. But:
1. Vaccination is given in 2 doses.
2. Covid symptoms don't always appear right away. Probably Khan had corona before he was vaccinated. Covid vaccine prevents, it doesn't eliminate the virus already inside your body.— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) March 20, 2021
Prior to it, President of Pakistan Arif Alvi along with his wife Samina Alvi received COVID-19 vaccine on March 15th at a vaccination center in Islamabad’s Tarlai area on March 15th.
It is pertinent to know that Pakistan launched its first COVID-19 vaccination programme on February 3rd after receiving 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm on February 1st.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive was launched simultaneously in federal capital along with provincial capitals namely Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Peshawar.
Meanwhile the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination was launched on March 10th. The second phase of COVID-19 inoculation will focus on people who are aged 60 or above, as they’re more vulnerable to the novel virus.
