Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 testing of members of Odisha Legislative Assembly, staffs and other senior officials began today ahead of the Budget Session of the Assembly.
The testing will also be conducted tomorrow.
According to Government Chief Whip Pramila Mallik, a medical team will collect the swab samples of all the MLAs, staff, and other officials. Only those who would test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to participate in the Assembly proceedings.
The Budget session of the Odisha Assembly will be conducted with strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines, she said.
The MLAs who are busy ahead of the upcoming ULB polls can undergo the Covid test at the district level and submit their reports.
The Budget Session will commence on March 25 and will continue till March 31.