Two more members at Minister Ale's Secretariat infected with COVID-19

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been detected in two more employees at Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale's Private Secretariat. 

“The Minister's press coordinator Bimal Bahadur Bista and administrative assistant Bhakta Bahadur Ale have been infected with the virus, according to the Secretariat. The infection was confirmed through a test carried out on them on Monday.

Earlier, Minister Ale and his private secretary Hemanta Regmi also confirmed COVID-19 infection on Monday. The health of those testing positive for COVID-19 is normal and all them including the Minister are in home-isolation, according to the Secretariat.