Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that all MPs have to undergo Covid-19 test for the forthcoming Parliament Session starting September 14. All staffers and Ministers’ staffers and media personnel will also be checked and no visitors will be allowed this time, said Lok Sabha Secretariat in a statement.
The MPs attending the Session has to undergo the Covid-19 test 72 hours before and would be allowed to speak while sitting in their chairs. The Speaker said all preparations based on expert advice will be undertaken to ensure smooth conduct of the Session and prevent spread of infection.
“Parliament must function and infection must not spread, he said.
The Speaker chaired a meeting with senior officers and experts of Health Ministry, AIIMS, ICMR, DRDO, and the Health Department of Delhi Government on Friday to give final shape to preparations related to the Monsoon session of Parliament.
The Session will be conducted with all necessary health safety arrangements in Parliament House Complex.
Speaker also asked the Ministries to reduce the entry of their Staffers in the Parliament complex and those enter must be tested. Along with this, there is a proposal to restrict the number of media persons, both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. COVID (RT-PCR) test will be mandatory for all media persons,” said the statement.