Health ministry issues memorandum advising staff to follow Covid measures

According to the office memorandum, the entire premises of the health ministry, including the washrooms, elevators and staircases, will be closed for a thorough sanitation on June 6-7

The Union health ministry issued a memorandum on Wednesday advising its staff to follow precautionary measures for the coronavirus, speaking out after several of its officers tested positive.

The office memorandum stated that it has been noticed that at times, social distancing is not being maintained on the office premises (Nirman Bhawan), news agency PTI reported.

"...the number of Covid-19 positive cases is going up steadily and many officers of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have tested Covid-19 positive. It has been noted that at times, social distancing is not being maintained on the office premises," the memorandum