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KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has tested positive again for COVID-19 on Thursday.
In a Twitter post, he said that it is against his expectations the test had come positive. He further said “I got my much-awaited retest results today, & against my expectations, tested positive again. I am grateful to all those who prayed for me”.
Several other senior politicians have tested positive for the COVID-19 including, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser who became the third PTI leader to contract it.
Earlier, PPP lawmaker Rana Hamir Singh, of Sindh Assembly, tested positive for COVID-19. PTI’s MPA from Mardan, Abdul Salam Afridi, had tested also positive for the novel virus.
Besides, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani had contracted the virus last month. Both Ghani and Afridi have recovered now.
Governor Sindh had tested positive for the coronavirus on April 27, after which he went into self-isolation. He had also attended several meetings just days before contracting COVID-19.
I got my much awaited retest results today, & against my expectations, tested positive again. I am grateful to all those who prayed for me. I’m trained to fight, Allah Almighty has given me strength to fight & I will. Fought many battles alongside @ImranKhanPTI a great fighter.
— Imran Ismail (@ImranIsmailPTI) May 7, 2020