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An employee of the civil aviation ministry tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), officials aware of the events said Wednesday, in the first confirmed case of the infection at a central government ministry.
The ministry’s headquarters in Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Jor Bagh of New Delhi will be sealed “according to the prescribed protocol,” said Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Puri. Officials who have had contact with staff will be evaluated.
“A ministry employee who had attended the office on April 15 tested positive for COVID19 on April 21. All necessary protocols are strictly followed on-site. All colleagues who came into contact are asked to isolate themselves as a precaution, “the civil aviation ministry said in a statement.
“The Delhi government is dealing with the matter. They are taking the appropriate measures according to the protocol established for monitoring contacts and preparing risk profiles, ”he added.
The employee who tested positive complained of a sore throat a few days ago and was tested Tuesday, a government official said.
The development came a day after a housekeeper at the Lok Sabha secretary and the daughter-in-law of a sanitation worker from Rashtrapati Bhavan tested positive for Covid-19.
A group of 125 residential houses was sealed on the Rashtrapati Bhavan estate, while the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) converted a large number of residential houses near Kali Bari Marg, where the Parliament employee lived, into a containment area. .
The latter was not working in the Parliament complex, but in one of the Lok Sabha secretariat establishments at 36 GRG Road.
The government has directed a gradual return to the office of central government ministry officials. The new guidelines, issued after the blockade was extended until May 3, require 100% attendance from officers who are above the undersecretary level with less than 33% staff attendance.
Some junior staff members have expressed concern about commuting to work under lockout.
“Social distancing is not maintained when you have to share the journey with others. The whole point is denied, ”said a government staff member on condition of anonymity.
Another employee, who also declined to be named, said: “Traveling has been difficult since there are not enough vehicles for junior staff. We are supposed to share the trip with others … They have asked that they try to get private cars for whoever can handle them. “
