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Amid fresh concerns over coronavirus, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised parliamentarians to wear a mask and spread awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Britain's ruling Conservative party on Tuesday suspended Matt Hancock, the former health minister during the coronavirus pandemic, for appearing on a reality TV show.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi today tweeted to say that he has tested positive for coronavirus with "fairly strong symptoms". The BJP leader said that he contracted the infection during a visit to Pilibhit, his Lok Sabha constituency.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has joined a list of politicians who have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet this morning, Mr Tiwari said he is isolating himself after he tested positive.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

Hours after former Uttar Pradesh MP Dimple Yadav and her daughter tested positive, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke with her husband Akhilesh Yadav on the phone, the Chief Minister's office tweeted last night.

Former Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, the wife of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said she is fully vaccinated; however, she is in self-isolation.

A BJP MP today compared the Opposition members protesting in Rajya Sabha to "Omicron", accusing them of being a threat to democracy. He asked them to take the "Modi vaccine" to protect themselves from the new coronavirus variant.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday saw a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation as Rajya Sabha passed a bill on dam safety.

A British parliamentary report published Tuesday said that the government's delay in locking down society when Covid-19 hit last year had cost lives and was "one of the most important public health failures" in the country's history.

Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Benny Behanan on Wednesday alleged that the Kerala government is hiding the COVID-19 death count and demanded that a case should be registered against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a two-for-one swipe at the government - over the "worrying" Covid situation and slow pace of vaccinations and the National Monetisation Pipeline announced earlier this week by the Union Finance Minister.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir - in connection with politicians hoarding key drugs during the second Covid wave - noting it "cannot allow a group (to) distribute medicines".

Lok Sabha member VK Sreekandan also moved a notice for an adjournment motion on the issue in the Lower House.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's sharp criticism of the Centre's statement on "no deaths due to lack of oxygen" has provoked return fire from the BJP, which accused him of "fake anguish" and "shameless politics".

Amid fresh concerns over coronavirus, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday advised parliamentarians to wear a mask and spread awareness about Covid-appropriate behaviour.

Britain's ruling Conservative party on Tuesday suspended Matt Hancock, the former health minister during the coronavirus pandemic, for appearing on a reality TV show.

BJP MP Varun Gandhi today tweeted to say that he has tested positive for coronavirus with "fairly strong symptoms". The BJP leader said that he contracted the infection during a visit to Pilibhit, his Lok Sabha constituency.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has joined a list of politicians who have tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet this morning, Mr Tiwari said he is isolating himself after he tested positive.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

Hours after former Uttar Pradesh MP Dimple Yadav and her daughter tested positive, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke with her husband Akhilesh Yadav on the phone, the Chief Minister's office tweeted last night.

Former Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, the wife of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said she is fully vaccinated; however, she is in self-isolation.

A BJP MP today compared the Opposition members protesting in Rajya Sabha to "Omicron", accusing them of being a threat to democracy. He asked them to take the "Modi vaccine" to protect themselves from the new coronavirus variant.

The Lok Sabha on Thursday saw a marathon debate on COVID-19 situation as Rajya Sabha passed a bill on dam safety.

A British parliamentary report published Tuesday said that the government's delay in locking down society when Covid-19 hit last year had cost lives and was "one of the most important public health failures" in the country's history.

Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Benny Behanan on Wednesday alleged that the Kerala government is hiding the COVID-19 death count and demanded that a case should be registered against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a two-for-one swipe at the government - over the "worrying" Covid situation and slow pace of vaccinations and the National Monetisation Pipeline announced earlier this week by the Union Finance Minister.

The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not stop the prosecution of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir - in connection with politicians hoarding key drugs during the second Covid wave - noting it "cannot allow a group (to) distribute medicines".

Lok Sabha member VK Sreekandan also moved a notice for an adjournment motion on the issue in the Lower House.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's sharp criticism of the Centre's statement on "no deaths due to lack of oxygen" has provoked return fire from the BJP, which accused him of "fake anguish" and "shameless politics".