Kathmandu, Aug. 31: Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Bidya Sundar Shakya, has been infected with the novel coronavirus.
Mohan Bastola, press advisor to Mayor Shakya, confirmed that Shrestha had tested positive for COVID-19.
Shakya’s swab sample was taken two days ago for the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test. Until now, he has not shown any symptoms of the novel coronavirus infection