New Delhi: All MPs will have to undergo Covid-19 test before the monsoon session of Parliament starting on 16 September, sources said.
This includes Ministers and everyone else entering Parliament premises, sources added.
Decision to this effect was taken in a meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with senior officers of Health Ministry, AIIMS, ICMR, DRDO, and health department of Delhi on Friday to give final shape to preparations for the session.
“Comprehensive arrangements have been made in the Parliament building for the upcoming session in wake of the pandemic and MPs will be requested to get tested for coronavirus at least 72 hours before the start of the session,” Birla said after the meeting.