The Haryana government announced on February 8 that all government employees and officers will have to attend office on a regular basis starting February 9.
The Haryana government order read: “All the employees/ officers working in any office, department, board, corporations, etc., under the Haryana government, shall, without any exemption, attend office on regular basis with effect from Feb 9, 2022.”
It added: “Heads of Department/Heads of Office shall ensure that employees wear masks all the time and continue to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour strictly.”
The decision was taken in view of the declining COVID-19 cases in the state, a circular issued by the state government read.
Notably, Haryana had added more than 1,000 fresh coronavirus infections on February 7.
In a separate order, the Haryana government announced on February 8 that schools will also reopen from February 10 for classes one to nine, although online classes will continue simultaneously.
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