Indian lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus within 72 hours before entering parliament — which met on Monday for the first time since March.
Indian lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus 72 hours in advance of entering parliament Monday. Among those who tested positive, and were barred from entering, was, a national spokeswoman for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP.
in the lower house, or Lok Sabha, only about 200 attended Monday's session. A few dozen members sat in a visitors' gallery above the main chamber.
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