19 lawmakers catch COVID-19

KATHMANDU, May 8: As many as 19 lawmakers of the federal parliament have found to have contracted the coronavirus. Of them, 18 are the members of the House of Representatives (HoR) and one belongs to the National Assembly (NA). 

According to the Federal Parliament Secretariat, a total of 160 individuals including the lawmakers, staff at the secretariat, security personnel and marshalls among others were diagnosed with the disease through the PCR tests which were carried out on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 

As many as 1,235 individuals underwent the tests for the infectious disease for the upcoming special session of the lower house of parliament where PM Oli is taking a vote of confidence.