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Earlier on Saturday, Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai had been found infected.\u00a0 Minister Pokharel has urged all those who came in close contact with him to remain alert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU : Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Minister Pokharel\u2019s personal assistant Puran KC. Minister Pokharel is the second federal Minister to be infected with the deadly virus. 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