Parliament's monsoon session may be curtailed after 32 MPs test positive for COVID-19

As parliament continues its business on fifth day, Business Advisory Committee met to discuss possible curtailment of monsoon session as 32 MPs test positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Speaking to ANI after meeting, a participant stated that decision has been left to discretion of Speaker. Several MPs had expressed concerns of COVID-19 stating 'Can't risk lives'.

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Monsoon session: Mandatory daily antigen test for reporters, Parliament staff

23 MPs test COVID+ve on Day 1

On day one of Monsoon session of Parliament, 17 MPs have tested COVID-19 positive as y underwent mandatory test on Monday - forcing m to skip session. As per ANI, se 17 Lok Sabha MPs include BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi, Anant Kumar Hegde and Parvesh Singh Sahib and six Rajya Sabha MPs. Earlier on Sunday, five members of Lok Sabha tested positive even before commencement of Monsoon Session. As of date, 32 lawmakers have tested positive since late last week.

17 MPs test COVID-19 positive on day 1 of Monsoon Session, skip Parliament

Mandatory daily antigen test for staff & jours

Amid fresh cases of coronavirus among MPs, reporters and parliamentary staff entering Parliament complex will have to undergo mandatory antigen test on a daily basis, according to a new protocol put in place. Members of both Houses are undergoing RT-PCR test on regular intervals on a voluntary basis, said a senior Parliament official. Government officials accompanying ir respective ministers during bill discussions also have to show a negative report of RT-PCR test taken within last 72 hours of ir visit to complex.

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COVID ready Parliament

MPs were mandatorily tested for COVID-19 at least 72 hours before start of Monsoon Session of Parliament which will last from September 14 to October 1. parliament has taken COVID-specific precautions like- four large display screens, 6 small screens in 4 galleries of House, audio consoles in galleries, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, special cables connecting two Houses for transmission of audio-visual signals, polycarbonate sheet separating Official Gallery from chamber of House. With Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla insisting on full-physical sessions, both Rajya Sabha chamber and galleries and Lok Sabha chamber have been used for seating members during monsoon session.