As many as 12 staffers of the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, Social Development Ministry and Agriculture Ministry of Sudurpaschim Province have tested positive for Covid-19.

Five staffers including Acting Chief Secretary Dundi Prasad Niraula of the Office of Chief Minister and Council of Ministers, six staffers of Social Development Ministry and a staffer of Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives have tested positive for Covid-19.

Saying that his cook and driver have also tested positive, Niraula said that his health condition is normal.