: Covid-19: Andhra Pradesh CM, several Cabinet ministers attend budget session without face masks #IndiaNEWS Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and many of his Cabinet ministers attended

Covid-19: Andhra Pradesh CM, several Cabinet ministers attend budget session without face masks #IndiaNEWS
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy and many of his Cabinet ministers attended the first day of the shortened two-day budget session of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday without wearing face masks, The Times of India reported. The state government had ordered that any person who ventured out without wearing a mask will be fined Rs 1,000 in urban areas, and Rs 500 in rural areas.Sixty-six year old minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy and most MLAs of the Opposition Telugu Desam Party wore masks. However, most of them wore N95 masks, which are prescribed only for healthcare workers.The Andhra Pradesh Health Department had undertaken sanitisation of the Assembly premises over the last two days. Coronavirus testing was carried out on MLAs who had not been screened in their districts. Special seating arrangements were made in the House to ensure physical distancing, the Hindustan Times reported.Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan addressed the members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council through videoconferencing from his residence at the Raj Bhavan in Vijayawada. The members of the Upper and Lower House sat in their respective halls instead of in the same room, as was the custom during budget sessions in previous years.Harichandran said in his speech that the state government is committed to the decentralisation of administration...Read more

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