Covid-19 Hits UOB
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United Overseas Bank has confirmed a case of Covid-19 at Tower 2 of its UOB Plaza headquarters in Singapore.
The employee who tested positive for the coronavirus works in a non-customer facing role and was last in the office on 16 March, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.
He is currently under medical care, and colleagues with whom he had close contact are now on Leave of Absence until next week, and those who worked on the same floor are currently working from home, while monitoring their health for any flu-like symptoms, the statement said.
Meanwhile, UOB is conducting a thorough deep cleaning and disinfection of the entire floor and the common areas of UOB Plaza 2.
DBS was the first bank to evacuate its staff when a 62-year-old male employee at its Marina Bay Financial Center (MBFC) Tower 3 headquarters tested positive for Covid-19 in February.
Later that month, another of its employees was hit – this time a 35-year-old male staff member at its Ngee Ann City office on Orchard Road. He was in close contact with the first DBS employee infected, a spokesperson said.
The two have since recovered and have been discharged from the hospital.
Questions & Answers
Q.When was the UOB employee last present in the office before their Covid-19 diagnosis?
When was the UOB employee last present in the office before their Covid-19 diagnosis?
The employee who tested positive for Covid-19 at UOB Plaza 2 was last in the office on 16 March. This information was shared by the bank in a statement on Thursday.
Q.What measures has UOB taken regarding the specific floor where the infected employee worked?
What measures has UOB taken regarding the specific floor where the infected employee worked?
UOB is performing a thorough deep cleaning and disinfection of the entire floor where the employee worked. Staff from that floor are now working from home and monitoring for symptoms.
Q.Has UOB specified if the infected employee had direct interactions with bank customers?
Has UOB specified if the infected employee had direct interactions with bank customers?
No, the bank stated that the employee who tested positive for Covid-19 works in a non-customer facing role. This means they did not have direct interactions with the public as part of their job.
Q.What happened to DBS employees after their colleagues tested positive for Covid-19?
What happened to DBS employees after their colleagues tested positive for Covid-19?
DBS evacuated staff from its Marina Bay Financial Center Tower 3 headquarters in February after a case. Later, an employee at Ngee Ann City who was in close contact with the first infected staff member also tested positive.
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