MP: 61 Assembly staff, 5 MLAs test COVID-19 positive on eve of session
On the eve of the three-day session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, 61 employees and officials of the Assembly secretariat and five MLAs have tested coronavirus positive. Protem Speaker of MP Assembly Rameshwar Sharma told this to reporters on Sunday. As many as 61 employees and officials of the state Assembly secretariat have tested coronavirus positive so far. Besides, five MLAs were also found infected as per the reports received till now, he said, after taking stock of the preparation for the session that begins from Monday. Sharma said that the MLAs and their personal staff had been asked to undergo coronavirus test before the session began.
Maharashtra: Masks mandatory for next 6 months, says Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said wearing masks will be mandatory for the next six months in the state. Addressing people of the state on social media, Thackeray said experts are in favour of imposing night curfew or another lockdown, but he is not in favour of these steps. The coronavirus situation in the state is under control, through not completely, he said. Prevention is better than cure. Wearing of mask at public places should be made a habit for another six months at least, Thackeray said. Maharashtra reported 3,940 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state tally to 18,92,707. It also reported 74 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 48,648. (PTI)
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Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Taking to Twitter, he said he is stable and asked those who came in contact with him recently to get tested.
आज मैंने कोरोना टेस्ट करवाया था और रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आई है। मेरी तबीयत ठीक है और symptoms भी नहीं हैं।अतः डॉक्टर्स की सलाह पर मैं होम आइसोलेशन में रहूँगा। मेरा सभी से अनुरोध है, कि जो भी लोग गत कुछ दिनों में मेरे संपर्क में आयें हैं, कृपया स्वयं को आइसोलेट कर अपनी जाँच करवाएं। Trivendra Singh Rawat (@tsrawatbjp) December 1