Srinagar, July 9: Panic gripped Jammu and Kashmir Bank corporate headquarters in Srinagar on Thursday after 27 staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
An official confirmed to news agency KINS that 27 employees have been tested positive at J&K Bank’s corporate headquarters in Srinagar.
“This has created a panic here. There are several branches where positive cases have been reported,” the official said.
The J&K Bank management has also decided that all offices at corporate headquarters will remain closed on Friday except the offices of the vice presidents.
While on Thursday, the J&K Bank management closed ground floor-general department CHQ, ground floor-enquiry department CHQ, 1st floor-vigilance department, Ist floor-S&C Department, Ist floor-IS Audit, 2nd floor-Estate and Engineering, 3rd floor-all departments, annexy building-payment and settlement, annexy building-risk management, air India buiding-ATM help desk section.
The J&K management however said I/C service operations, I/C Payment and settlement, I/C Govt business, I/C Treasury Operations, should ensure that staff in their departments should work from home for continuity of business operations.
