Downloading the “Arogya Setu App” – Instructions - Issued.

In the G.O. second read above certain instructions have been issued on

functioning of all Government offices as a measure of Containment, Control, and

Prevention of COVID – 19.

2. In the G.O. third read above, the HM & FW Department in their G.O. Rt No. 280,

HM & FW Department dated 31.5.2020 have issued orders extending the “Lockdown” till

30th June, 2020 in the State of Andhra Pradesh with a direction to follow the guidelines as

per Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I (A) dated 30th May 2020.

3. It has been brought to the notice of the government that few people working in

secretariat turned positive for COVID 19. Government as per the protocol set in place is

taking all measures to handle the situation by doing the contact tracing, sampling, testing

and quarantine as per the diagnosis of the medical officer.

4. However, Once the person turns positive, those people who have interacted with

him prior to 14 days of him turning positive has to be traced for testing and other

measures and it is completely dependent on his/her memories. Hence it is decided to

explore the easier ways to assist the Health Department in contact tracing and finalised the

following measures for the safety of all working in the secretariat.

5. Government of India has come out with an IT tool called Arogya setu app which

helps us to identify all the persons who have come in contact with the person turning

positive in last 14 days which will be an effective method of tracing than the dependence

on individual’s ability to recall his movement.

6. Keeping in view the above and Government after careful consideration of the

issue, it is hereby decided to make the downloading of Arogya setu app by all the

employees working in the secretariat or any visitors coming to secretariat in their mobile

Mandatory.

7. The chief security officer – IGC shall take necessary action to ensure that,

a. no one enters the IGC – Interim Government Complex without Arogya setu app in

their phones.

b. Everyone entering the IGC are subjected to thermal scanning and uses hand

sanitizers placed at the entrance of the each Block.

c. The department heads should allow people to work from home only when their

Arogya Setu app shows that “AT RISK”

d. These measures are put in place in addition to the instructions issued vide G.O.

Rt.No: 838 dtd 18.05.2020 by GAD department regarding the guidelines for full

functioning of all Government offices.