Bhubaneswar: All legislators of Odisha Legislative Assembly will undergo a COVID-19 before the Winter Session of the House, which is scheduled to be commenced from November 20.
The MLAs, theirs PSOs, drivers and staff members of Assembly will have to undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test before the commencement of the Winter Session.
According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, the RT-PCR tests will be conducted twice – once before the beginning of the session and one more time after the session ends.
Swab samples will 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 for RT-PCR tests.
There will be another round of RT-PCR tests for all the members of OLA as per the scheduled time after the session is over. If any member feels uncomfortable during the session of the Assembly, he/she can go for rapid antigen test by the doctors on short notice, the Health Department stated.