Kathmandu, May 7 A total of 441 lawmakers and employees of the Parliament Secretariat underwent polymerase chain reaction test for coronavirus today on the eve of the budget session of the Parliament. They included 179 lawmakers from the House of Representatives and 33 from the National Assembly.

Lawmakers inspect the House of Representatives, a day before the new session of the federal parliament, on the 45th day of government-imposed lockdown, amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus disease, in Kathmandu, on Thursday, May 07, 2020. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT