The Puducherry government on Wednesday said Chief Minister V Naryanasamy, his ministerial colleagues, MLAs and MPs would be tested for coronavirus on the premises of the Assembly here on April 23.
Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao told reporters here that the medical test would be held between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Thursday and test results would be available by April 25.
"We will use the RTPCR equipment to conduct the test," he said.
Stressing the need for such a test for the people's representatives, the Health Minister said they had been moving about in various places to ascertain whether the social distancing was adhered to by the public.