ANISH CHAND
3 July, 2021, 3:30 pm
COVID-19 surveillance team member Mosese Lomavere conducts a temperature check on Pearce Home resident Saras Wati in Suva last month. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA
Any information on civil servants who have tested positive for COVID-19 is considered confidential, states the Fijian Civil Service COVID-Safe Workplace Guideline.
Released by the Ministry of Civil Service, the guideline provides guidance to permanent secretaries on how to implement COVID-19 health and safety measures in Government work spaces while ensuring the continuity of services.
The guideline states any release of information on COVID-positive cases in a government department would be a violation and considered a breach of the Civil Service Code of Conduct.