Bhubaneswar, Sept. 7 -- Bhubaneswar: All the MLAs, staff and others senior officials will have to undergo COVID-19 test ahead of the upcoming monsoon session of Odisha Legislative Assembly, which is likely to begin by the end of September, informed Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on Monday.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Odisha Assembly Speaker Patro today convened to discuss the strategies to be adopted to ensure the smooth functioning of the house during the pandemic.

As per the decision taken in the meeting, a special counter will be set up on the Assembly premises for the RT-PCR tests of the MLAs, staff and other officers two days before the commencement of the session.

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