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 Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Rana leaves for Oman Maoist Centre Chair Dahal terms ‘tripartite power trade deal’ a… Prachanda commits to protecting constitution, people’s rights Minister Paudel urges to make ‘screening’ campaign a success Minister Lekhak instructs action against those manhandling police DPM Singh calls for utilising educational opportunities Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy3 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet4 PM Oli extends New Year greetings5 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’6 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola7 HoR Secretary Rai sworn in8 TRENDING What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film The envisioned Defense University and its rationale Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma