COVID-19: Odisha Govt Employees Can Avail Leave for Home Quarantine

Bhubaneswar: As part of the preventive measures to fight novel coronavirus, the Odisha Government announced that its employees can avail leave for home quarantine for a period of 14 days if they are feeling unwell or have symptoms of COVID-19. 

The State Government has come up with a range of precautionary steps to ensure the health and safety of its employees to combat the pandemic.

As per a notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, the employees can leave office immediately if they feel unwell.

“All employees should look out for symptoms of novel coronavirus and if feeling unwell should leave the workplace immediately after informing the superior officer. They should, thereafter avail leave for home quarantine for a period of 14 days”, the notification said.

Any leave necessary for quarantine in excess of this period will be treated as ordinary leave or may be considered as per provisions under Rule 5, Appendix 6 of Odisha Service Code.

The employees whose family member has returned from overseas on or after March 4, 2020, have been asked to avail leave for self-quarantine for a period of 14 days, it added.

On return from leave, the concerned employee before joining the duty will have to produce medical certificate of fitness from the competent Medical Officer, the notification stated.