Published 13:43 IST, March 16th 2020

'Is it time to cut short budget sessions?' asks Derek O'Brien amid Coronavirus outbreak

Derek O'Brien posted a picture taken at the entrance of Rajya Sabha with hand sanitiser and the register book, asking "Is it time to cut short budget sessions?"

Reported by: Pritesh Kamath
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Amid growing cases of Coronavirus in country, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leer and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien has posted a picture on Instagram asking a relevant question. He posted a picture taken at entrance of Rajya Sabha with hand sanitiser and register book, asking "Is it time to cut short Budget session?"

Budget Session of Parliament is scheduled to be held between January 31, 2020, and April 3, 2020. session h a recess from February 12 to March 1, 2020.

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India has recorded two deaths so far, while number of Coronavirus cases in country has risen to 110 on Sunday including 17 foreign nationals. A 76-year-old from Karnataka and a 68-year-old woman in Delhi who h tested positive for coronavirus died due to it.

Maharashtra has recorded maximum number of cases with 32 tested positive of dely virus, followed by Kerala reporting 22 cases. In a good news amid scare of dely virus, total number of patients treated of Coronavirus and discharged from hospital has also risen to 13, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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World Health Organization has declared vel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as global pandemic vising against mass congregation as countries such as China, Italy, Iran and South Korea among ors have suffered most due to dely virus leing to national lockdown in some of countries. virus has affected over 1,20,000 across world with a death toll of over 5,500.

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13:43 IST, March 16th 2020