Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary clarified all patients have been quarantined after social media user claimed infected were still at work
- On 18th June Editor-in-Chief Sudhir said in a tweet Twenty-eight employees of Zee News have tested positive for the coronavirus, Most of them are asymptomatic he said.
- On May 15, one of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus. Following this, the company started testing employees who may have come in contact with the employee. Twenty-seven more were found to be infected.
- “Fortunately most of them are asymptomatic and are not complaining of any discomfort,” Zee News said.
- “We believe this is because of early diagnosis and proactive intervention.” Zee said all guidelines and protocols have been followed, and its office, newsroom and studios have been sealed for sanitisation. The Zee News team has been shifted to an alternative office.
- “At the moment, Zee Media Corporation has 2,500 employees, by far the largest in the private sector,” the company said. “We are committed to the safety of each one of them.”
- Chaudhary also claimed that “those who are infected had the option of sitting at home and sharing memes”. “They came to work because they are committed professionals
- Following this, some social media users claimed the Zee News empoyees found Infected are still at work.
Many journalist from Serveral media house has been infected with CoVid over the couple of months.
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