The opening session of the new the House of Representatives commenced on Tuesday amid strict coronavirus measures. The session is chaired by media expert and prominent journalist Fardia El-Shobashy, as the eldest member in the House and the first woman to ever chair a parliament session. The new MPs have started to take the constitutional oath. El-Shobashy was the first MP to take the oath. Her two aids in chairing the session, MPs Fatma Ahmed and Abanoub Ezzat, who are the youngest two members of the House, then took the oath. "I swear by God Almighty to loyally preserve the Republican system and to respect the constitution and the law and to fully look after the people's interests and preserve the independence of the nation and the safety and integrity of its territories." The session is aired live on state TV. As many as 568 elected MPs plus 28 appointees are set to take the oath. However, owing to coronavirus spread, the process is carried out on two stages. Only the 284 MPs elected via the individual candidacy system are currently gathering in the meeting hall to take the oath. The remaining members, elected through the party list system, will take the oath starting 2pm local time. More to follow