Working from office to be permitted starting Sunday

Health Protection Agency (HPA) has stated starting from next Sunday they will allow offices to be reopened for their employees to attend and work from their respective workplaces in adherence to the guidelines stipulated by the Authority.

Reopening of government offices is listed amongst the easements given to the COVID-19 restrictions announced yesterday – however, government offices will remain closed until July 3 as per the announcement made by the President’s Office.

Regardless of the decision to close government offices, the period was not declared a government holiday. Government employees were instructed to work from home as needed within these three days and to render all essential services without interruption by online means.

Government workers are to return to their respective workplaces starting from next Sunday as well.

Offices were closed on May 5 due to the alarming surge of COVID-19 cases in the Maldives – especially in the congested Male’ area.