Covid-19: Unvaccinated Delhi govt employees not allowed to attend office from Oct 16

"All Delhi government employees working in different departments should get vaccinated with at least first dose of Covid-19 vaccine by October 15 according to the vaccination guidelines prescribed by the GOI," the statement read.

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The statement further said the government employees who failed to take even one dose of the vaccine by October 15 would not be allowed to attend their respective offices from October 16.

The order said, "The said period of absence from duty will be considered as 'on leave' till the administration of the first dose of vaccination."

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According to the DDMA, the verification of vaccination will be done by the office concerned through the Arogya Setu application or vaccination certificate of the employees concerned.

Meanwhile, the national capital has vaccinated 1.87 crore people against Covid-19 so far.

On the other hand, India has administered over 93 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses across the country so far since the vaccination drive began on January 16 this year.

-PTC News