Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, May 22: State minister for medical education Dr K Sudhakar, stated that government and private employees have to compulsorily make use of Aarogya Setu app towards regulating the spread of coronavirus.
He was speaking at a press meet here. He said that only those employees who have downloaded Aarogya Setu app would be allowed entry into office. Those who fail to comply with this instruction will not be permitted to enter office premises. Private companies including information technology ones have already issued instructions to their employees on this issue, he stated.
The home ministry, which had released guidelines on May 17, had asked the employees to make use of Aarogya Setu app in mobile phones at offices and work sites in order to maintain safety. It had asked people to get rid of the notion that information in the mobile gets leaked through the app. The ministry had also stated that the app helps in finding out the presence of coronavirus infected persons.