HED deputy secretary tests positive

LAHORE:An officer of Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab has tested positive for coronavirus and shifted to self-isolation.

Sources in the HED Punjab said Deputy Secretary (Budget) of the department tested positive for the virus which caused great concern among the department’s employees attending the office.

The sources said the deputy secretary regularly attended the office. Talking to The News, HED Punjab Secretary Zulfiqar Ahmad Ghuman said the deputy secretary who tested positive for coronavirus was in self-quarantine at home and was doing well. He said the entire building of the department had also been cleaned and disinfected.