An employee working in the Ministry of Civil Aviation has tested positive for COVID-19. The Ministry of Civil Aviation informed that the employee attended office on April 15 and all colleagues who came in contact with him were asked to go in self-isolation.
As a precautionary measure, B’ wing of the Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan at Jor Bagh,which is headquarters of the Civil Aviation Ministry, has been sealed and concerned authorities have been asked to sanitise the whole area.
“An employee of the ministry who had attended office on 15 April has tested positive for COVID19 on 21 April. All necessary protocols are being stringently followed on the premises. All colleagues who came in contact are being asked to go into self-isolation as a precaution,” the ministry posted on Twitter.
All the employees who came in contact with the coronavirus positive patient, were asked to self-isolate themselves as a precautionary measure, the ministry added. "All necessary protocols are being stringently followed on the Premises. All colleagues who came in contact are being asked to go into self-isolation as a precaution," the ministry tweeted.
The Delhi Government will follow necessary steps like tracing the contacts of the aviation ministry employee. "Government of Delhi is seized of the matter. They are taking appropriate steps as per the laid protocol for contact tracing and risk profiling," it said in another tweet.
Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, said the ministry stands by its employee who has tested positive for Covid-19 and assured all possible support.
“We stand by our colleague at @MoCA_GoI who has tested positive for COVID19 & have extended all possible medical help & support. Those in contact have also been asked to follow the laid down procedures. I wish him strength & speedy recovery,” Puri tweeted out.
According to an official, the staffer who tested positive complained of throat pain a few days back and he got tested on Tuesday.
Some staffers have expressed concerns over commuting to work under the lockdown. “Social distancing is not maintained when you have to carpool with others. The entire point gets negated,” a government staffer said. This comes a day after housekeeper of the Lok Sabha tested positive for the coronavirus disease.