TAPLEJUNG, Oct 15: After the Chief District Officer (CDO) of Taplejung district, Jirendra Prasad Chapagain, tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the District Administration Office, Taplejung has been sealed off for a week.
The DAO, suspending all its service for a week, has initiated the contact tracing of those who were in close contact with CDO Chapagain. So far, the health condition of Chapagain is reported to be stable.
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Earlier, Chapagain was in close contact with Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai during the inauguration ceremony of a Border Outpost established at OIangchungola.
Minister Bhattarai, too, was diagnosed with COVID-19 last Saturday.