PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto contracts coronavirus

In a tweet, Bilawal Bhutto said that he is experiencing mild symptoms of the disease and is self-isolating. I will continue to work from home and will be addressing PPP foundation day via video link, he added.

He also urged masses to wear mask to keep themselves safe from novel coronavirus.

I have tested positive for #COVIDー19 & am self isolating with mild symptoms. I‘ll continue working from home & will be addressing PPP foundation day via video link. Wear a mask everyone, see you on the other side IA 🙏 — BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) November 26, 2020

Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto isolated himself after his political advisor Jamil Ahmed Soomro tested positive for coronavirus.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported fresh 3,306 COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 7,843.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,306 persons tested positive for COVID-19 as the number of positive cases has surged to 386,198 in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan has so far conducted 5,343,702 coronavirus tests and 45,999 in the last 24 hours. 334,392 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,968 patients are in critical condition.

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.

Till now 167,381 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 116,506 in Punjab, 45,828 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16,942 in Balochistan, 28,555 in Islamabad, 6,403 in Azad Kashmir and 4,583 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 2,923 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 2,866 in Sindh, 1,344 in KP, 165 in Balochistan, 297 in Islamabad, 152 in Azad Kashmir and 96 in GB