Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has tested positive for coronavirus, said a spokesperson for the provincial government on Monday.
The spokesperson says the chief minister has quarantined himself at home and will continue to perform important duties from home.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, special assistant to the Punjab chief minister for information, said in a tweet that Buzdar caught coronavirus despite all precautionary measures. She said that spread of coronavirus was the result of the anti-government gatherings being organised by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
پی ڈی ایم کی جلسوں کے ذریعے کورونا پھیلانے کی کارستانیوں کا نتیجہ سامنے آگیا!
تمام تر احتیاطی تدابیر کے باوجود وزیراعلی پنجاب @UsmanAKBuzdar بھی کورونا میں مبتلا ہوگئے۔ ہم سب انکی جلد صحتیابی کیلئے دعاگو ہیں۔— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) December 21, 2020
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Federal Science and Technology Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and Punjab Food Minister Aleem Khan wished Buzdar good health and quick recovery from the viral infection.
Wishing @UsmanAKBuzdar early recovery and best of health…. pic.twitter.com/N0IXFWqRN1
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 21, 2020
وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب عثمان بزدار کی جلد از جلد صحت یابی کے لئے دعا گو ہیں۔ اللہ تعالیٰ ان کو صحت و شفا عطا فرمائے۔ آمین۔
— Abdul Aleem Khan (@aleemkhan_pti) December 21, 2020
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani also phoned Buzdar and prayed for his early recovery from Covid-19.