Biometric attendance system has been suspended at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) in a precautionary measure to avoid the risk of infection of coronavirus (COVID -19) through contact till 31 March.
Plant management issued a circular in this concern on Thursday with an instruction of its employees to mark their attendance in manually in registers till 31 March, informed RK Tripathi Manager Biometric division of BSL. Notably, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus a public health emergency an international concern on 30 January.
Later the Supreme Court of India suspended the biometric attendance system and introduced their attendance system manually in the attendance register, said an official. The infection of COVID-19 is a contagious disease and people can get infected by touching the communicated surface or objects, he said. The total confirmed cases of coronavirus have touched 73 in India while one death is reported due to its infection.
Taking precautionary measures India Government has decided to quarantine itself from the rest of the world, suspending all visas, except those issued for diplomatic, official, UN-international organisations, employment and projects till 15 April, said an official.