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Monsoon session may be cut short as covid-19 cases among lawmakers rises

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NEW DELHI : 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.The 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."Since the commencement of the session the number of positive cases have gone up so the government is thinking of cutting short the session," said one of the two officials, who are involved in the functioning of parliament proceedings.The government has also mandated daily tests for journalist entering parliament to cover the session.

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