Preventive Measures Advised For Govt Employees Against Spread Of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 By Department of Personnel and Training

Preventive Measures Advised For Govt Employees Against Spread Of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 By Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India.
The following precautionary measures are required to be taken by all the employees and the Ministries/Departments:
(i) Install thermal scanners at the entry of Government buildings, as feasible. Mandatory placing of hand sanitizers at the entry of Government buildings. Those found having flu-like symptoms may be advised to take proper treatment/quarantine, etc.
(ii) Discourage, to the maximum extent, entry of visitors in the office complex. Routine issue of visitors/temporary passes should be suspended with immediate effect. Only those visitors whom have proper permission of the officer who they want to meet, should be allowed after being properly screened.
(iii) Meetings, as far as feasible, should be done through video conferencing. To minimize or reschedule meetings involving large number of people unless necessary.
(iv) Avoid non-essential official travel.
(v) Undertake essential correspondence on official email and avoid sending files and documents to other offices, to the extent possible.
(vi) Facilitate delivery and receipt of dak at the entry point itself of the office building, as far as practicable.
(vii) Close all gyms/recreation centres/creches located in Government buildings.
(viii) Ensure proper cleaning and frequent sanitization of the workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces.
(ix) Ensure regular supply of hand sanitisers, soap and running water in the washrooms.
(x) All officials may be advised to take care of their own health and look out for respiratory symptoms/fever and, if feeling unwell, should leave the workplace immediately after informing their reporting officers. They should observe home-quarantine as per the guidelines issued by MoH&FW, Government of India available at the following URL: mohfwqov.in/DraftGuideIinesforhomequarantine.pdf.
(xi) The leave sanctioning authorities are advised to sanction leave whenever any request is made for self-quarantine as a precautionary measure.
(xii) Advise all employees who are at higher risk i.e. older employees, pregnant employees and employees who have underlying medical conditions, to take extra precautions. The Ministries/Departments may take care not to expose such employees to any front-line work requiring direct contact with the public.