Nepal ex-royals test COVID positive after India’s Hindu festival
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Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah and Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah test positive after attending Kumbh Mela.
Nepal’s former king and queen have tested positive for COVID-19 on their return from a religious festival in India attended by millions of Hindu pilgrims. Former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, 73, and his Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, 70, returned to Kathmandu on Sunday after a week-long visit to India to celebrate Kumbh Mela or the pitcher festival. Shah’s press secretary Phani Raj Pathak confirmed the couple had tested positive for coronavirus.More Related News