A healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment taking swabs from a farmer in a field, amidst the Covid-19 disease outbreak, in Kavitha village in the western state of Gujarat, India, on Tuesday (Sept 15, 2020). - Reuters
NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters): At least 17 members of the Indian parliament have tested positive for the coronavirus, government officials said on Tuesday, underlining the widening spread of infections set to cross five million cases soon.
The lawmakers were screened ahead of the re-opening of parliament on Monday after six months. MPs cleared by the tests wore masks, occupied seats with glass enclosures and worked for truncated hours.
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