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Nepal Lawmakers Test Positive For COVID-19 Ahead Of PM s Floor Test
Ahead of Nepal s PM KP Sharma Oli s vote of confidence, which is scheduled for May 10, at least 25 Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ahead of Nepal s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli s vote of confidence, which is scheduled for May 10, at least 25 Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19, the Parliament Secretariat confirmed to ANI. Secretariat s spokesperson Rojnath Pandey said that over 200 honourable Members of Parliament underwent a test for COVID-19, out of which 18 tested positive. Eight MPs, who had undergone tests on their own, were also added to the list that takes the total number of infected members in Lower House to 26. One member of the Upper House also tested positive, Rojnath Pandey confirmed to ANI over the phone.
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI): A total of 26 Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's vote of confidence scheduled for next Monday, the Parliament Secretariat confirmed.