Pakistani president tests positive for COVID-19 for 2nd time
Source: Xinhua | 2022-01-07 | Editor:Ines
Pakistani President Arif Alvi tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time, the president said in a tweet on Thursday.
"I have tested positive for COVID-19 again. I had a sore throat since 4-5 days and was getting better. Felt mildly feverish for a few hours two nights ago. No other symptoms," the president tweeted.
In March last year, Alvi tested positive for the disease and recovered after a home quarantine. His condition remained stable during the period.
He directed the public to follow guidelines identified by the government to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The president got infected at the time when health authorities in the country were warning of the beginning of the fifth wave of COVID-19 infections triggered by the Omicron variant.
The country on Thursday reported over 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time since Oct. 14, indicating the seriousness of the situation, according to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the department leading the country's campaign against the pandemic.
According to the NCOC, with the new cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients surged to 1,299,848 in the Asian country.
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