The offices can now resume work after proper disinfection, in case COVID-19 cases are reported, without closing or sealing the premises, according to the union health ministry’s fresh guidelines.
In order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in office settings, the Union Health Ministry’s fresh guidelines for workplace mentions: “If there are one or two COVID-19 cases reported at a workplace, the disinfection procedure will be limited to places/areas occupied and visited by the patient in past 48 hours and work can be resumed after disinfection as per laid down protocol.”
The guidelines further mentioned that in case of a larger number of COVID-19 cases are being reported at the workplace, the whole block or building, as the case may be, should be disinfected.
As offices and other workplaces are relatively close settings, with shared spaces like workstations, corridors, elevators and stairs, parking places, cafeteria/canteens, meeting rooms and conference halls, it is…