The Authority explained that some procedures to address the pandemic at the  Federal Government level have been modified, to be implemented as of Sunday, August 29, 2021. It required all Federal Government employees to perform a nasal swab test “PCR” every (48) hours, with the exception of employees who received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Employees who have obtained a medical report from the official health authorities in the country, indicating that they cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccine, due to their health condition, are also excluded from the new procedures, provided that the employee is committed to performing a nasal swab test “PCR” every (48) hours.

The circular stressed that all outsourcing companies, public service companies, etc, that are contracted with Federal Government entities (currently and in the future), must conduct a nasal swab test “PCR” for their employees who are present or who will be present on a daily basis at the federal entity’s workplaces, every (48) hours at the expense of those contracted companies, with the exception of the employees who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Authority’s circular states that consulting companies or houses of expertise and the like which are contracted with the federal entities and wish to deploy its employees to the federal entity’s workplace to attend meetings or any other events according to the contract, the federal entity must ensure that the employees of these companies produce a nasal Swap test “PCR” result valid for a period not exceeding (48) hours, with the exception of employees who have already received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.