New Delhi: The Air India headquarters in Delhi has been shut for two days after a peon tested positive for coronavirus. Everyone, including the Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola, will work from home, the national carrier said on Tuesday.
The office is being sanitised. There are up to 200 people, including visitors, in the building at any given time, according to officials.
"As Air India accords top priority to the safety and well-being of its employees, the building will be closed for sanitisation adhering to protocol. All support is being extended to the employee concerned," the airline said in a statement.
The man who tested positive for COVID-19 is in home quarantine.
Yesterday, five Air India pilots believed to have coronavirus tested negative. All Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots, they had reportedly had false-positive results because of faulty test kits. Re-tests had been carried out on priority because of suspicion that the results may not be accurate.
A technician and a driver have also tested positive. It is unclear at the moment whether the two will be re-tested. Both remain in quarantine
12/05/20 Vishnu Som/NDTV
ld operate a total of 64 flights and bring back over 14,000 stranded Indians from 12 countries under the mission.
11/05/20 IANS/Outlook
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The office is being sanitised. There are up to 200 people, including visitors, in the building at any given time, according to officials.
"As Air India accords top priority to the safety and well-being of its employees, the building will be closed for sanitisation adhering to protocol. All support is being extended to the employee concerned," the airline said in a statement.
The man who tested positive for COVID-19 is in home quarantine.
Yesterday, five Air India pilots believed to have coronavirus tested negative. All Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots, they had reportedly had false-positive results because of faulty test kits. Re-tests had been carried out on priority because of suspicion that the results may not be accurate.
A technician and a driver have also tested positive. It is unclear at the moment whether the two will be re-tested. Both remain in quarantine
12/05/20 Vishnu Som/NDTV
ld operate a total of 64 flights and bring back over 14,000 stranded Indians from 12 countries under the mission.
11/05/20 IANS/Outlook
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