गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Three close advisors of PM Oli test positive for coronavirus Nepal Three close advisors of PM Oli test positive for coronavirus Chief political advisor Bishnu Rimal, foreign affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai, press advisor Surya Thapa and personal aide Indra Bhandari infected with coronavirus KathmanduPati October 03, 2020 KATHMANDU : Three closest advisors as well as a personal aide of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Oli’s chief political advisor Bishnu Rimal, press advisor Surya Thapa, foreign affairs advisor Rajan Bhattarai the Rajan Bhattarai and personal aide Indra Bhandari have contracted coronavirus. In their separate Facebook posts today, they have announced that they tested positive for Covid-19. While they have come publicly to announce about the infection, more members at the Prime Minister’s official residence Baluwatar have also reportedly tested positive. All of these are considered to be close and remain around the Prime Minister. However, it is not immediately clear whether PM Oli has undergone a test for coronavirus after his close advisors contracted Covid-19. Write your comments RELATED NEWS PM Shah expresses commitment to making police organization capable Flood relief funds reach Rs 17.54 billion Landslide suspected as cause of deadly Budhi Gandaki flood Flood sweeps away six bridges, 10 people missing Flood sweeps away 35 homes in riverside villages Flash flood sweeps away riverside bazaar and hydropower camp Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 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 National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops Federal Parliament Secretariat returns badge pins to manufacturer WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity Agriculture: Nepal’s bridge to overcome economic crisis Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 ANM and Lab Assistant trainings to no longer be provided in Nepal, task force created for solution Bam Dev Gautam to become National Assembly member
