Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra has contracted the novel coronavirus infection.

Jhagra, 42, who also serves as the provincial finance minister confirmed the news via Twitter today. He said that he has quarantined himself at his home and has only mild symptoms of the disease. He also asked the people who came into his contact recently to test themselves.

The former McKinsey partner who has been an integral part of KP's war against the coronavirus tweeted this few hours ago:

Hundreds of Twitteraties and the minister's supporters across several social media platforms wished him a speedy recovery and good health.