Salman Ahmad, the guitarist who founded the multi-million-selling Sufi rock band Junoon, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Saturday.

The Junoon guitarist is currently in self-imposed quarantine with his family in New York, the epicentre of the virus in the United States.

Earlier in this tweet, Salman wrote: "Friends, the bad news first: according to my doc Ibelli, I’m probably #COVID19 positive, will test soon. The good news is that I have mild flu-like symptoms. I’m self-quarantining in NY, washing my hands regularly, inhaling steam, drinking warm fluids. Thank you for your prayers."

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The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose above 59,000 on Saturday, according to a tally compiled by AFP from sources.