IT industry in Hyderabad on high alert as another techie shows Covid-19 symptoms

The IT industry in Hyderabad, which comprises about 5.2 lakh employees, has swung into action after a techie was tested positive and another came down with suspected Covid-19 infection. The second techie works for DSM Shared Services at the Raheja Mindspace facility; the company has shut down its operations ‘till further notice’ and has asked its 350 employees to work from home.

Many other IT firms have sent communication to their staff asking them to take precautions against the virus. Some of them have allowed part of their workforce to work from home.

Duff and Phelps, which employs the spouse of the DSM staffer, also asked its staff to work from home. While DSM said that the staffer was diagnosed with Covid-19 this morning, a top government official said a report from Pune was awaited.