This story is from May 12, 2020

Patna: Private offices reopen with 33% workforce

Several private offices in the state capital reopened with 33% staff strength on Monday. Strictly adhering to the directive of the district administration, the office-goers underwent thermal screening, wore masks and used hand sanitizers regularly.
Patna: Private offices reopen with 33% workforce
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PATNA: Several private offices in the state capital reopened with 33% staff strength on Monday. Strictly adhering to the directive of the district administration, the office-goers underwent thermal screening, wore masks and used hand sanitizers regularly.
All private offices, except those in containment zones, have been allowed to run only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with limited workforce amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
Patna district magistrate (DM) Kumar Ravi told this newspaper on Monday, “Police will not stop any employee who carries an identification card.”
There are altogether 14 containment zones in Patna district.
27-year-old Sonu Mishra, state service manager of a private firm in A G Colony, was happy to rejoin office after staying at home for nearly two months. He said, “We are following the 33% workforce protocol and taking all precautionary measures. Those, who come to office, get their body temperatures checked at the entrance and use hand sanitizers.”
Tricenarian Abhishek, who works with a private pharmaceutical company in Chitragupta Nagar, was also elated because working from home had “made me quite lazy”. The Ashiana resident claimed, “Although there were fewer vehicles on the road and a large number of policemen, I did not face any problem. After reaching office, I was surprised to see that a lot of space had been created between all the desks and sanitisers made available for all of us. We were also given masks and gloves.”
31-year-old Shruti Gupta, the employee of a service centre on West Boring Canal Road, said, “I have to go to office only on Mondays and work for only six hours. On the other four days, I work from home.”
Meanwhile, there are some private offices that are still gearing up to start functioning again. Shilpi Mishra, who works with a private development organization, said, “As we handle different clients, we need to be more cautious about the health of our staff. We are, therefore, taking more time to reopen the office.”
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Faryal Rumi

She is working with the Times of India as a Senior Digital Content Creator on the Patna desk.

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