ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah tested negative for Covid-19.

Justice Minallah had undergone coronavirus test on Thursday after his secretary was found infected with the virus by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Since an earlier test report from the National Institute of Health showing a lower division clerk of the IHC infected with Covid-19 was found erroneous, the senior official also went for a second test.

According to an official of the IHC, the second report issued by a private hospital showed him positive for the disease.

Justice Minallah did not convene his court on Thursday, however, he resumed the court on Friday.

The NIH has started testing all the IHC employees following the report of secretary to Chief Justice turned positive.

Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2020