Pakistani President Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Injection With Chinese Vaccine

Pakistani President Arif Alvi speaks during the Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 25, 2021. Salahuddin/Reuters

The Pakistani President tested positive for COVID-19 on March 29, 14 days after receiving his first injection with a Chinese vaccine; on March 20, the Pakistani Prime Minister tested positive for COVID-19, 2 days after he received his inoculation.

Pakistani President Arif Alvi announced on Twitter that he tested positive for COVID-19. Both he and his wife were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinopharm on March 15.