nDays after the first confirmed case of coronavirurs in the city, the district administration on Tuesday issued an advisory to all MNCs, IT firms, industries, BPOs and corporate offices in Gurugram to allow their employees to work from home till March 31 as a precautionary measure in the wake of the deadly COVID-19 epidemic.
The Haryana Government had on Friday decided to close all colleges and universities in five districts located adjoining the national capital till March 31 as a precautionary measure in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
All government and private schools in Gurugram, Rohtak, Sonepat, Jhajjar and Faridabad districts, in the neighbourhood of Delhi, will be closed till March 31.
Also, the state government has decided on Sunday that cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, theatres, clubs and night clubs will remain closed across the state till March 31 in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.
"We have issued an advisory to all MNC's, IT Firms, Industries, BPO's and Corporate Offices located in the district to allow their employees to work from home at least the next fifteen days in view of the coronavirus. Also, we have deployed 28 teams in the district to spray Corona rescue. These teams will go to various places to de-contaminate to prevent infection from the coronavirus so that its effect can be minimized," said Amt Khatri Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Gurugram.
According to the directions of the DC, a campaign of de-contamination ande drug spraying, was carried out at various crowded places in the district to prevent infection from the coronavirus. As part of this campaign, Iso Profile alcohol spray was done at crowded places on Tuesday.
The Haryana government has appointed senior IAS officer Rajeev Arora as Nodal Officer for coordination with all the departments and stakeholders for prevention and control of the disease in Haryana.
"We have issued directions to the private companies to inform the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) through the internet regarding employees who visit from other countries," Khatri said.
The first case of coronavirus in Haryana was confirmed from Gurugram district, with officials from the health department stating that a 29-year-old woman tested positive for the deadly disease on Saturday.