The South Asian nation of 160 million people has recorded 684,756 cases and 9,739 deaths, but the number of daily cases has increased sevenfold in a month.
Hedge funds and money managers raised their bullish positions in COMEX gold and silver contracts in the week to April 6, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Friday.
The party caused a sensation in Germany's last election in 2017 when it secured almost 13 percent of the vote, entering parliament for the first time as the largest opposition party.
Lasso has tried to soften his conservative image by promising to fight discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and boost protection of animal rights.