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All support extended to staff at headquarters: Air India after employee tests positive for COVID-19

Air India headquarters will remain closed for sanitisation for two days, adhering to protocol, the spokesperson said.

All support extended to staff at headquarters: Air India after employee tests positive for COVID-19

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National carrier Air India on Tuesday said all support is being extended to its staff stationed at the airline’s headquarters in New Delhi after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, following which the building has been sealed for two days.

“One of the employees attending the office at Airlines House has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee had attended (office) last Wednesday and tested positive on Monday,” Air India spokesperson said in a statement to PTI.

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As Air India accords top priority to safety and well-being of its employees, all support is being extended to the staff concerned, according to the statement.

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Air India headquarters will remain closed for sanitisation for two days, adhering to protocol, the spokesperson said.

As per sources, the employee was diagnosed with coronavirus infection through an RT-PCR test done at a private lab in New Delhi on May 10.

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