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MPs, Authorities To Get Tested For Coronavirus 72 Hours Before Start Of Monsoon Session: LS Speaker
Members of Parliament will be asked for to get themselves tested for COVID-19 at least 72 hours prior to the start of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday.
The Monsoon Session is most likely to begin with September 14 and conclude on October 1.
Besides MPs, all those who are expected to go into the Parliament properties, including authorities from ministries, representatives from the media and staff of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats, will get evaluated for the coronavirus prior to the start of the session, Birla said.
The Lok Sabha speaker on Friday held a long conference with authorities from the health ministry, ICMR, AIIMS, DRDO and Delhi government to settle the plans for the session in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Birla stated arrangements have also been made for zero-touch security checks during the session.
If required random tests for COVID-19 can be conducted throughout the session, he stated.
The Lok Sabha speaker is the custodian of the Parliament complex and the Lok Sabha Secretariat is the nodal authority for the building. The responsibility for making arrangements in the Parliament structure lies with the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Sources said the Monsoon Session is most likely to be held in 2 shifts– morning and evening.
Due to the pandemic, this will remain in a way a first-of-its-kind session with different adjustments.
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