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Sami Abraham of BOL News tests positive for COVID-19

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 Sami Abraham of BOL News tests positive for COVID-19

ISLAMABAD—Sami Abraham, President and Managing Director of BOL News, has tested positive for coronavirus.

He announced on Twitter that he had symptoms of the virus and got himself tested, saying he visited the hospital on the advice of the doctors.

He asked people to pray for his recovery.

Journalists Sabir Shakir, Matiullah Jan, and others prayed for his speedy recovery.

More than 160 journalists have tested positive for the virus since the spread of the pandemic.

Photo: Twitter (@samiabrahim)

 

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