The National Assembly will continue with its business, despite President Hage Geingob’s declaration that all big gatherings be suspended for 30 days, in light of the confirmation of Coronavirus in the country. In a media statement on Tuesday, National Assembly spokesperson David Nahogandja indicated that Parliament would continue in the midst of the global health crisis, but has deployed several measures to reduce the further spread of the virus. “The National Assembly special session will continue sitting from today in order to finalise the Bills as per the House’s decision of last week. This session ends on Thursday, 19 March 2020,” Nahogandja said. In addition, the swearing-in ceremony of the members of the Seventh Parliament will continue as planned. “Members will be sworn-in as from 09h00 on 20 March 2020. Members of Parliament are advised to attend alone and not bring any accompanying person(s), be it spouses, relatives or friends. This measure is meant to keep the number of attendees to the lowest possible level because of COVID-19,” he said. Members of the public are barred from attending the swearing-in ceremony. “Only media practitioners and security personnel will be allowed access to the National Assembly Chamber,” he noted. In addition, all public visits to Parliament have also been suspended. “This is meant to be a precautionary measure to avoid further spread of the virus,” he added. Further, the legislative house has resolved that: “The induction programme for Members of the Seventh Parliament will continue, nevertheless with minor changes as dictated by the sitting of the House during the week of 23 to 27 March 2020.” So far, there are only two confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Namibia. The death toll of the virus now stands at more than 7 000 deaths worldwide. There are also more than 180 000 confirmed cases worldwide.