गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ 16 APF personnel diagnosed with coronavirus in Pokhara Nepal 16 APF personnel diagnosed with coronavirus in Pokhara KathmanduPati August 20, 2020 Pokhara- A statement issued by the state health directorate of Pokhara on Wednesday evening has confirmed the coronavirus in 16 police officers of the Armed Police Force based in the battalion at Pokhara Metropolitan City-7. The tests were conducted at the tuberculosis center. The police personnel had been posted to Syangja from Pokhara last month after a case was detected in the police station at the District Police Office, Syangja. 16 out of 29 PCR tests were confirmed positive, informed Harilal Acharya, an official at the Pokhara Metropolitan Health Division. Similarly, the directorate has also informed that eight positive cases have been confirmed in Baglung of Gandaki Province. With this, the number of infected people has reached 1,812 in the province of Gandaki. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepali Congress urges government to protect citizens after Saudi drone… Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Nepal ahead of Balen’s India… Climate loss and damage fund approves $20 Million grant for… Nepal must accelerate reforms to exit FATF grey list Nepal beat Oman by 10 runs in League-2 clash Nepal PM urges unity and action against corruption Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Hetauda Cement Industry resumes operation US presidential candidate Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate Preparations to ease lockdown in Kathmandu Valley While coronavirus brings economy to a standstill, share market continues to soar NEPSE increases 3.26 points to close at 1540.51 WHO gives global green light for AstraZeneca Covid shot Indian ruling BJP’s head of foreign affairs department in Kathmandu