The head of one of Pakistan's largest charity groups, the Edhi Foundation, has tested positive for the coronavirus, said a news channel on Tuesday. According to the news channel, Edhi is in Islamabad at the moment and had insisted on being tested since he had been on the ground working with patients. His family will also undergo tests for the virus.

Edhi had traveled to Lahore and then to Islamabad where he met Prime Minister Imran Khan and donated a Rs10 million check on behalf of his organisation.

His family told the news channel he had insisted on a test whose result turned out to be positive.

Edhi's son, Saad Edhi, said that all those who had come into contact with him would be tested for the virus. The social worker is in isolation and in constant touch with his doctor.