NCP Secretariat meeting deferred until further notice

KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Secretariat Meeting of the ruling Nepali Communist Party (NCP) has been postponed until further notice.

The meeting was put off for Sunday on Saturday which has now been postponed until further notice as members of NCP contract the COVID-19 in a large number.

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Earlier on Saturday, PM Oli’s Chief Advisor Bishnu Rimal, Press Advisor Surya Thapa and Foreign Affairs Advisor Rajan Bhattarai had tested positive for COVID-19. Similarly, the PM’s Chief Personal Secretary Indra Bhandari and Secretariat Photographer Rajan Kafle were also diagnosed with the virus. Oli’s personal physician Dr Dibya Singh Shah had already tested positive for the virus.

Similarly, 74 other security personnel deployed in PM Oli’s official residence have also tested positive for the virus.