SRINAGAR: The government on Thursday ordered that all the employees working in the civil secretariat in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Testing for the deadly COVID-19.
In an order, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the government said that all the employees will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing.
“It has been decided that all employees working in Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, shall undergo Rapid Antigen Test for which arrangements have already been put in place by the Health & Medical Education Department at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar from October 13,” the order states.
The order further states that accordingly all the administrative secretaries are requested to ensure that the officers/officials working in their departments undergo the COVID-19, Rapid Antigen Test immediately.