KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee members Arjun Narasingh KC, Gagan Kumar Thapa, Kalpana Chaudhary, and Shambhu Lal Shrestha have tested positive for the COVID-19.
According to party sources, they are among more than 60 people tested positive for the COVID-19 during the COVID-19 test conducted recently. Swabs were collected from 240 people at NC Headquarters in Sanepa a few days ago.
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Sources said those tested positive for the COVID-19 include personal secretary and security personnel deployed for the security of NC leaders.
Taking to the social media on Saturday evening, NC CWC member and lawmaker Thapa said that he was tested positive for the virus. He has also urged all those who have come to this contact in the past few days to take necessary precautions.
A CWC meeting of the party scheduled for Sunday has been postponed until further notice following this development, according to NC Spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma. The CWC meeting was expected to finalize the calendar of events of the party's upcoming general convention and address the demands raised by rival faction leader Ram Chandra Paudel.
