{"id":2597,"date":"2020-10-03T17:21:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T11:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=2597"},"modified":"2020-10-03T17:27:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T11:42:06","slug":"three-close-advisors-of-pm-oli-test-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=2597","title":{"rendered":"Three close advisors of PM Oli test positive for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU :<\/strong> Three closest advisors as well as a personal aide of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli have tested positive for Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prime Minister Oli\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u2019s official residence Baluwatar have also reportedly tested positive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s 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. 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