{"id":11911,"date":"2022-01-08T16:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T11:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=11911"},"modified":"2022-01-08T16:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T11:14:45","slug":"chair-dahal-leader-shrestha-test-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=11911","title":{"rendered":"Chair Dahal, leader Shrestha test positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong> CPN (Maoist Centre)&#8217;s Chairperson, Pushpa Kamal Dahal &#8216;Prachanda&#8217; and another leader Narayankaji Shrestha have tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dahal&#8217;s personal secretary Ganga Dahal shared that Chair Dahal tested positive for the infection in course of conducting PCR test on Friday evening after some health complications. The CPN (Maoist) Chairperson is taking rest at his residence and his health condition is normal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the Dahal&#8217;s Secretariat, all the scheduled programmes of Chair Dahal have been postponed as he has to be isolated.<br \/>\nSimilarly, another leader Shrestha has also contract the virus. It was confirmed in course of carrying out PCR test on Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shrestha&#8217;s personal secretary Suresh Kaji Shrestha said that leader Shrestha would stay in isolation for 14 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU &#8211;\u00a0 CPN (Maoist Centre)&#8217;s Chairperson, Pushpa Kamal Dahal &#8216;Prachanda&#8217; and another leader Narayankaji Shrestha have tested positive for coronavirus. Dahal&#8217;s personal secretary Ganga Dahal shared that Chair Dahal tested positive for the infection in course of conducting PCR test on Friday evening after some health complications. 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