ISLAMABAD – Another leading PIA female lawmaker tested positive forNovel. Coronavirus ParliamentarySecretary for Ministry of Federal Education and Professional TrainingWajiha Akram tested positive for coronavirus on Monday.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders has quarantined herself at homein Islamabad.
Wajiha Akram played key role in several educational projects includingteleschool.
She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was making sincere efforts to stopthe spread of coronavirus in the country.
She hoped that Pakistan will soon overcome the pandemic that has killedover 1,100 people across the country.
Earlier this month, PTI’s provincial lawmaker from Gujranwala Shaheen haddied from the coronavirus days after he contracted the virus.
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surged to 56,349 in Pakistan onMonday, while the death toll stands at 1167.
According to National Command and Control Center (NCOC), more than 1,784cases of coronavirus were reported while 24 people succumbed to the diseasein past one day.
As many as 17,482 patients have recovered from the disease, while thecountry is still witnessing a consistent rise in the COVID-19 cases.
