KP Director Public Health Dr. Ikramullah tests positive for coronavirus

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Director of Public Health Dr. Ikramullah Khan has tested positive for coronavirus.

On Monday, the province’s minister for finance and health, Taimur Khan Jhagra shared the development in a series of Tweets, saying that the relevant premises are being sanitised, and close contacts will be tested for their safety

“Today, one of our most committed public health professionals, and part of our COVID19 response team, Dr. Ikramullah, Director of Public Health KP has tested positive for Coronavirus. I just talked to him. He is in high spirits, feeling good, and isolated at his home”, shared Taimur Khan Jhagra in a tweet.


“I want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Ikramullah for his service and wish him a full recovery so he is back to fight this fight for our province. He is an asset that we all are proud of”, he further added.

2. I want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Ikramullah for his service, and wish him a full recovery so he is back to fight this fight for our province. He is an asset that we all are proud of.

— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) April 13, 2020