Zubab Rana in 'immense pain' after losing father to COVID-19

Zubab Rana’s father has passed away from COVID-19, leaving the young actor in immense pain according to her team. 

The news about Zubab’s father’s demise was shared on the Bharaas actor’s Instagram story. “Please recite Surah Fateha for Zubab’s father,” read a note signed by her team.

Actor Faizan Khawaja, a close friend of Zubab, also shared the grim news on his Instagram “My very dear friend Zubab Rana’s father passed away due to COVID-19. Please say a prayer in his honour,” he said.

Faizan went on to add: “My friend is in immense pain. May God give you the strength to pull through this dark time.”

Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday warned that the number of patients has been increasing in the fourth wave of COVID-19, ARY News reported. “In last 24 hours, 1609 new cases surfaced in Punjab, while 24 coronavirus patients died,” the health minister said in a media briefing.

Presently 72 per cent of Covid patients have been on ventilators in hospitals, Rashid further said.