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Nepal’s Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai tests COVID-19 positive



KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has contracted the coronavirus.

Through a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Minister Bhattarai confirmed that he has been diagnosed positive for the pandemic virus today.

He added that he has a mild fever only and requested those who have come in contact with him in the last few days to be vigilant and go for tests if symptoms appear.

Publish Date : 10 October 2020 19:25 PM

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