As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Covid-19, visits to parliaments in Nay Pyi Taw are temporarily banned till 30 April, said Lower House MP Dr. Hla Moe who is also Chair of the Lawmaker Scrutinizing Committee on 16 March.
The people who want to visit the parliaments need to ask for permission from the director-general(s) of parliaments three days ahead.
On 13 March, observers attended the session of Union Parliament on the voting on the constitutional amendment.
Despite the temporary ban on the parliamentary visit, the parliamentary sessions will continue as there have been no Covid-19 confirmed cases yet, Dr. Hla Moe added.
The 15th regular sessions of parliaments are being held. These sessions will come to an end on 26 March.
Since the inception of the second Union parliament till 10 March, the number of visitors to parliament has reached 67,315, according to the Office of Union Parliament.
