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Lalitpur Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan tests COVID-19 positive



KATHMANDU: Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City Chiribabu Maharjan has tested positive for the coronavirus.

His swab sample was collected after symptoms similar to the coronavirus and the report of the PCR test came positive on Friday.

Mayor Maharjan is currently under home isolation.

Earlier, the Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Bidya Sundar Shakya was infected with the pandemic virus. Mayor Shakya has already recovered.

Publish Date : 25 September 2020 17:27 PM

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