Minister Bhattarai tested positive for coronavirus

Kathmandu: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has been infected with coronavirus.

Writing a status in his Facebook today, Minister Bhattarai confirmed that he was tested positive for coronavirus infection.

Minister’s personal secretary Prem Guragain said that the Minister Bhattarai was caught with the virus in a RT PCR test conducted Saturday. It is said that the Minister has no other health problem except mild fever.

Meanwhile, Minister Bhattarai has urged the people who came into his contact to go for test in case they have health problems.