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99-year-old NC leader tests positive for coronavirus



KATHMANDU: Former Treasurer of Nepali Congress, 99-year-old Ram Babu Prasain has tested coronavirus pandemic positive on Sunday.

Former leader Prasain who hails from Jhapa has been living in Kathmandu since long.

He is undergoing treatment at the Chabahil-based Om Hospital.

The nonagenarian Prasain had been an active leader of Nepali Congress since its establishment.

Publish Date : 04 October 2020 18:12 PM

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