Anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi tests positive for COVID-19
Anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined herself at home.
The journalist shared the details on Wednesday via social media.
In a tweet, she said, “Developed coronavirus symptoms 2days back, got tested promptly &it came positive. Already in self-quarantine at home. The disease is real & it is no shame to contract it, report it, treat it rightly. Let’s keep others safe. Let’s all stay safe& fight it out IA.Prayers needed by u all”.
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Developed coronavirus symptoms 2days back,got tested promptly &it came positive.Already in self-quarantine at home.The disease is real & it is no shame to contract it, report it, treat it rightly.Let’s keep others safe.Let’s all stay safe& fight it out IA.Prayers needed by u all.
— Gharidah Farooqi (@GFarooqi) June 3, 2020
She is not the first journalist to have contracted coronavirus.
Reportedly, in Pakistan, 6 media persons have already died of the novel coronavirus and more than 150 others have contracted the deadly infection.