The process for Covid-19 test of MLAs ahead of the Winter Session of the Legislative Assembly commenced on Tuesday. The PSOs and drivers of the legislators and the Assembly employees will also undergo the test.
The RT-PCR tests are to be conducted once before the beginning of the session and one more time after the conclusion of the session.
The swab samples are to be collected by a team of doctors from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm on November 17 and 18 and from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm on November 19. A team of doctors will be present at the Assembly during the session and carry out antigen test of anyone developing Covid-19 symptoms. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro has informed that the Assembly building would be sanitised everyday during the session.
The House would run on Saturdays and Sundays while option for the MLAs to participate through videoconferencing is available, he said.
The session is scheduled to commence from November 20 and conclude on December 31.