Five IAS officials have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, as per the official sources.
The officials who have got infected include Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare department, Manoj Aggarwal, Health Commissioner Jai Prakash Shivhare, Principal Cecretary in Finance Department, JP Gupta, Commissioner of Municipalities Rajkumar Beniwal, and Hareet Shukla, chief executive officer of Dholera SIR and Tourism Secretary.
The state government has ordered all remaining secretariat employees to take Covid tests, as well as restricting access to the Chief Minister’s office in Gandhinagar. Entrance is limited to those who have a Covid vaccination certificate.
All government employees and officials have already received their second dose of vaccination.