गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Politics ∕ Home Minister’s COVID-19 test report negative Politics Home Minister’s COVID-19 test report negative KathmanduPati August 08, 2020 File photo Kathmandu- The coronavirus test report of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has come negative. The Minister and security and political advisors to him have tested negative for the virus, according to his press advisor Kiran Bhattarai. The tests followed on the basis of contact tracing after State-2 minister for internal affairs Gyanendra Kumar Yadav tested positive for the virus. The Minister had close contact with the State’s minister who had been earlier in Kathmandu and on July 29 attended a programme along with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the Home Minister. After five days of the meeting, the State’s minister was found contracting the virus. People coming in close contact with the State’s minister including the Home Minister were included in the testing. Home Minister’s throat swab was collected on Thursday. Minister’s security advisor Dr Indrajeet Rai and political advisor Surya Subedi have also tested negative. Prior to this, the test reports of Prime Minister Oli and other senior officials who were present in the same programme with the State’s minister also came negative. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Former King Shah Urges End to Revenge Politics, Calls for… Compassion and empathy need of today’s world:Foreign Minister Khanal Home Minister Gurung inspects under-construction highways Inaugural session of HoR ends with election of Speaker and… Federal Parliament Session to end Friday midnight Swiss Ambassador pays courtesy call on Speaker Aryal Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment2 NC President Thapa expresses sorrow over Dhading bus accident3 Govt declares three-day public holiday of election4 PM Karki addresses 61st Session of Human Rights Council: Reaffirms Nepal’s unflinching commitment to advancing human rights5 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested6 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane7 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown The Role of the Nepalese Army in Strategic Road Projects What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Namrata is Miss Nepal 2020
