India's parliament session that began this week is likely to be cut short after 30 lawmakers were found infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of cases in the country rose to 5.3 million.
FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks wait for their rapid antigen test results outside a community centre, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease , in New Delhi, India September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
The Indian parliament met for the first time in six months on September 14 and was to function until Oct. 1, but the two officials said its duration could be reduced by a week. The government has also mandated daily tests for journalist entering parliament to cover the session from Saturday.India, which recorded 93,337 new infections in the last 24 hours, has been posting the highest single-day caseload in the world since early August, according to a Reuters tally.
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