NEW DELHI : As many as 11 officials of Ministry of Labour and Employment have tested COVID-19 positive, people familiar with the matter said.
The staff are being tested for COVID-19 after two employees found positive last week, which led to closure of Shram Shakti Bhawan that houses the ministry for two days on June 4 and 5 for sanitisation."A joint secretary, a steno, a principal private secretary, a private secretary, six multi task assistants and a driver have been tested COVID-19 positive in the Ministry of Labour and Employment," the source said.The source also informed that the labour secretary Heeralal Samariya and an additional secretary have been found COVID-19 negative in initial testing.Shram Shakti Bhawan is expected to open on.