Home-quarantined DPM, Home Minister and Health Minister test negative

Setopati

Kathmandu, Aug 29

Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwore Pokharel, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Health Minister Bhanubhakta Dhakal, who were in home quarantine after a staffer who would frequently go to the COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) office in Chhauni tested positive for COVID-19, have all tested negative.

A source close to DPM Pokharel told Setopati that all three ministers have tested negative on Saturday.

Ruling CPN has postponed the secretariat meeting called on Saturday until September 3 due to home quarantine of Pokharel and Thapa who are both members of the nine-strong secretariat.

A meeting of CPN Chairmen KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal decided to postpone the meeting called to discuss the report submitted by the Bishnu Paudel led task force formed to resolve the internal dispute in the party.

Published Date: 2020-08-29 19:22:00

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