NEW DELHI: MPs will be asked to get tested for Covid-19 at least 72 hours before the start of the monsoon parliament session, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla said on Friday.
In addition to parliamentarians, parliament staff and media personnel, among other participants in the building, will also need to be tested for the coronavirus.
Visits will not be allowed during the session to be held according to the guidelines, including those for social distancing, issued by the Ministry of Health in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Monsoon Session is likely to begin on September 14 and conclude on October 1.
To finalize arrangements for the next session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla chaired a meeting of officials from the Ministry of Health, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. (AIIMS), Defense Research and Development. Organization (DRDO), Government of Delhi and Secretariats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
“Comprehensive arrangements have been made in the Parliament building for the next session in the wake of the pandemic and MPs will be asked to get tested for coronavirus at least 72 hours before the start of the session,” Birla said after the meeting.
In addition to parliamentarians, all those expected to enter the premises of Parliament, including officials from ministries, representatives of the media, and staff from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats, will also be tested. virus before the start of the session, Birla said. .
The speaker, who is the custodian of the Parliament building, made this announcement after a lengthy meeting with the secretary of health, the director general of ICMR, the director of AIIMS and officials from DRDO and the Delhi government.
Birla said that arrangements have also been made for non-contact security checks during the session and, if necessary, random testing for Covid-19 can be performed during the session.
Sources said the Monsoon Session is likely to take place in two shifts, morning and evening, with each House using both cameras as a seat to ensure social distancing.
Due to the pandemic, this will somehow be a one-of-a-kind session with various modifications, including a no-show.
In addition to parliamentarians, parliament staff and media personnel, among other participants in the building, will also need to be tested for the coronavirus.
Visits will not be allowed during the session to be held according to the guidelines, including those for social distancing, issued by the Ministry of Health in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Monsoon Session is likely to begin on September 14 and conclude on October 1.
To finalize arrangements for the next session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Chairman Om Birla chaired a meeting of officials from the Ministry of Health, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday. (AIIMS), Defense Research and Development. Organization (DRDO), Government of Delhi and Secretariats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
“Comprehensive arrangements have been made in the Parliament building for the next session in the wake of the pandemic and MPs will be asked to get tested for coronavirus at least 72 hours before the start of the session,” Birla said after the meeting.
In addition to parliamentarians, all those expected to enter the premises of Parliament, including officials from ministries, representatives of the media, and staff from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats, will also be tested. virus before the start of the session, Birla said. .
The speaker, who is the custodian of the Parliament building, made this announcement after a lengthy meeting with the secretary of health, the director general of ICMR, the director of AIIMS and officials from DRDO and the Delhi government.
Birla said that arrangements have also been made for non-contact security checks during the session and, if necessary, random testing for Covid-19 can be performed during the session.
Sources said the Monsoon Session is likely to take place in two shifts, morning and evening, with each House using both cameras as a seat to ensure social distancing.
Due to the pandemic, this will somehow be a one-of-a-kind session with various modifications, including a no-show.
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