Pak PM tests negative for coronavirus

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested negative for the coronavirus.

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, the special assistant to the Prime Minister on information and broadcasting, has confirmed the test result, saying: "The test used was a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). I am happy to report that his test is negative."

Pakistan Prime Minister Khan underwent COVID-19 test after Edhi Foundation Chairman Faisal Edhi, who met the premier a few days ago, was diagnosed positive for the virus.

A team of doctors from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital had collected samples from the premier.

( With inputs from ANI )

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