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Home Secretary, APF Chief in quarantine after Minister Bhattarai diagnosed COVID-19 positive



KATHMANDU: Home Secretary and Chief of the Armed Police Force (APF) are in quarantine after Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai diagnosed coronavirus positive.

Minister for Tourism Bhattarai, Home Secretary Maheshwar Neupane, APF IGP Shailendra Khanal and Chief of the National Investigation Department Ganesh Adhikari were present at the inauguration of the APF Border out Post (BOP) at Olangchung Gola in Taplejung on Wednesday.

All of them are currently in quarantine.

It should be noted that they had flayed the government’s health protocols to wear a mask and maintain social distance.

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

He added that he had a mild fever only and had 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 : 11 October 2020 10:17 AM

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