{"id":5647,"date":"2021-05-25T09:57:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T09:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=5647"},"modified":"2021-05-25T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T09:57:47","slug":"education-minister-shafqat-mehmood-tests-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?p=5647&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood tests positive for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Mishaal Arshad C.M.Underground News.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood has tested positive for coronavirus.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mehmood announced on Twitter he had contracted the infection, saying that he is \u201cfine with mild symptoms\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInshAllah will get well soon,\u201d he tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-25-145427.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5648\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-25-145427.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/?attachment_id=5648\" class=\"wp-image-5648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-25-145427.jpg 532w, https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-25-145427-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/undergroundnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-25-145427-380x136.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister had taken part in an event on Tuesday morning, before he tested positive for the virus. PM Imran Khan\u2019s special assistant Usman Dar was also present at the event, along with others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources said the minister had gotten himself tested for the virus earlier after feeling mild symptoms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, instead of isolating himself, the minister attended the event where he, being the chief guest of the ceremony, also came to the stage and spoke to the youth and some officials there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A day earlier, the minister had chaired the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) which had decided to hold examinations of classes 10 and 12 after June 20.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer vacations, according to an official press release issued after the meeting ended, will be limited and province will decide how many leaves to grant as they see fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mehmood, Chairman of the IPEMC, had urged all federal units to ensure timely vaccination of teachers, supervisory staff, and other administrative staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mishaal Arshad C.M.Underground News. 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