Advisory issued for govt employees with COVID positive family members

Panaji: The state government has advised its employees to refrain from attending office if any family member staying with them is detected COVID-19 positive, till the time the test report of such family member is declared negative.

The government has also asked such employees to intimate their immediate supervisors for working from their respective homes.

An office memorandum issued by the general administration department on Friday states, “Taking in view the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state, it is hereby advised that the employees working in the state government/ semi-government departments, whose any of the family member staying with them is detected COVID-19 positive, shall refrain from attending office until the test report of such family member is declared negative by the concerned medical authority.”

“Further, he/ she shall immediately intimate his/her immediate superior about the situation, who shall in turn permit such employee to work from home,” it adds. The office memorandum further states, “The employees working from home in pursuance to above shall be available on telephone and electronic means of communication at all times. They shall attend office, if called for and if any exigency of work demands.”