National Assembly and Senate Shut Down For Sterilization
The measure has been taken in view after the surfacing of novel coronavirus cases among the employees after which the meetings of different committees were deferred.
WEB DESK: The growing cases of novel coronavirus have ground the activities at the parliament house to a halt. The national assembly and senate have been shut down from December 4 to December 11.
Sources in the parliament house told News360 that all offices of the national assembly (NA) and senate have been shut down.
The staffers of the upper and lower houses of the parliament have been informed about the closure too.
In a circular issued by the competent authority, the workers have been directed to work remotely until in-person attendance is banned as a precautionary measure.
During the closure period, the parliament would undergo disinfection activity.
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The measure has been taken in view after the surfacing of novel coronavirus cases among the employees after which the meetings of standing, special, standing, and functional committees were deferred.
However, before the decision to shut down the parliament house was taken, the precautionary measures were largely flouted during an event organized in the green area of the parliament house on Thursday.
The distancing in the seating arrangement and other Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) were not followed by the organizers.
Meanwhile, most of the attendees did not regard the precautionary guidelines too. The participants although wore facemasks but they were taken off as soon as the lunch began and mixed up with each other without taking care of social distancing protocols.
