KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Three employees at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Sameer Adhikari, assistant spokesperson for the MoHP, said that three office assistants at the ministry tested positive for the virus during PCR tests conducted earlier Sunday.
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As many as 80 employees at the ministry had undergone PCR tests for coronavirus recently. "Of them three tested positive," Adhikari added.