Chennai: RBI regional office shut as one employee tests Covid-19 positive

CHENNAI: The Reserve Bank of India's main regional office in Chennai has been shut after an employee tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. The official who lives in RBI's Anna Nagar officers' quarters is suspected to have caught the infection at Koyambedu. He last went to work on April 12. The bank has been running with around 30% attendance with the staff taking turns to go to work since the lockdown was announced.
The RBI decided to close the cash counter, issuance and banking department in the regional office and move some operations to the RBI Staff College in Teynampet. Some senior officials may shift to Teynampet, but none of the clerical staff will.
Sources in the RBI Employees Association said all employees are asked to not go to the regional office till further notice.