On Friday, DDMA has issued an order stating that unvaccinated Delhi government employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16. "All the unvaccinated employees of Delhi government, including teachers and frontline workers, will be treated as "on leave" till they get their vaccination doses", the order stated.
Delhi govt employees who haven't taken at least the first dose of the COVID19 vaccine will not be allowed to attend office from 16th October till they have taken the first dose vaccination pic.twitter.com/V2SMIum8f5
— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2021
Further, the order stated, "The employees who do not get vaccinated (at least first dose) by October 15 shall not be allowed to attend their respective offices/healthcare institutions /educational institutions with effect from October 16 till they have obtained the first dose vaccine. The heads of departments concerned will verify vaccinated employees through Aarogya Setu app or vaccination certificate."
Issued by Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, the order stated, "the central government may consider issuing similar directions in respect of its employees working in Delhi."