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Imran Khan may be tested for the coronavirus or asked to isolate himself after a well-known philanthropist tested positive for COVID-19, days after meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, his doctor.
Faisal Edhi, son of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and president of the Edhi Foundation, met with Khan last week.
Khan’s personal physician and CEO of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Faisal Sultan, told the media that they would meet Khan on Tuesday.
“I will meet him and recommend that the test be done … We will follow all the protocols and make the corresponding recommendations,” he said.
The protocols recommend self-isolation for people who meet positive results for coronavirus.
Pakistan on Tuesday reported 16 more deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the country’s figure to 192, while the number of confirmed deaths rose to more than 9,000.
It is unclear how the Khan government will execute if asked to quarantine.
Khan is currently working on a routine basis and also chaired a cabinet meeting.
Previously, Saad, the son of Faisal Edhi, told the Dawn newspaper that his father started showing symptoms last week, shortly after meeting Khan in Islamabad on April 15.
“The symptoms lasted four days before it disappeared,” said Saad.
He added that his father was currently in Islamabad and was doing better.
“He has not been admitted to any hospital and he isolates himself,” he said.
Faisal Edhi had met with Prime Minister Khan to present him with a check for Rs 10 million for the Prime Minister’s coronavirus relief fund.
The Edhi Foundation was founded by the late Abdul Sattar Edhi and is the leading charity in Pakistan.
