Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is staying in isolation from today.
According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, he is in isolation following a positive infection result in CPN(Maoist Centre) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The Prime Minister's COVID-19 status will be tested on Sunday.
He attended a meeting in Baluwatar two days ago along with Dahal.
After the coronavirus infection was confirmed in Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the top leaders of the ruling coalition including Prime Minister Deuba have also come under contact tracing. Corona infection has been confirmed in the UCPN (M) including Chairman Dahal, senior leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha, leaders Haribol Gajurel, Matrika Yadav, Ram Prasad Sapkota and Ramesh Malla.
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