Coronavirus | ‘Work from home’ for all government staff in Andaman and Nicobar
The HinduThe Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar on Wednesday announced “work from home” for all government employees, barring those providing essential services, with effect from Thursday for one week. “All the employees of the UT Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands shall ‘work from home’ from March 20 till the end of the day on March 26 with the exception of the operational staff of departments rendering essential services, i.e. Health, Police, Transport, Civil Supplies, Electricity, Sanitation, Water Supply, Civil Aviation, Fire Services, Shipping, PMB and Disaster Management,” said the order issued on Thursday. The capital city of Port Blair will be under a lock down with effect from midnight March 19 to March 26, according to an order issued by the Magistrate of the South Andaman district.