Hyderabad: The growing hysteria spread of the coronavirus which is slowly climbing lifespan’s worldwide, created panic at an information technology park in Hyderabad on Wednesday after a techie reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
The woman techie, who recently returned from Italy, was reportedly tested positive in the preliminary test. As the news spread, there was panic among employees working in that company and in surrounding offices in one of the multi-storied buildings in the sprawling facility.
It further lead to some companies at Raheja Mindspace IT Park in the IT hub of Hitech City to send their employees home as a precautionary measure.
As a precautionary measure, some employers asked their employees to work from home. A multi-national company, located adjacent to the office where she was working, asked its employees to avail Work From Home (WHF)
A techie, hailing from Hyderabad but working in a software firm in Bengaluru, was the first COVID-19 positive case.
the HR head acted swiftly to ensure safety and advised them to use hand sanitisers and avoid touching objects in common areas taking measures to curb health concern of all its employees seriously. The employees were advised to use stairs instead of the elevators while leaving the office.
As a large number of employees came out of the building, it created confusion in the area. The building was almost deserted.
Two more persons including a woman techie were tested positive in the preliminary test at Gandhi Hospital. Their samples were sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for further testing.
Source: IANS
