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The Central Government on Monday closed all departmental canteens in its offices as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

“It has been decided with the approval of competent authority that all the departmental canteens in Central Government ministries/departments/offices shall be closed with immediate effect,” it said.

All the ministries/departments/offices are requested not to open the canteens until further orders, the Ministry said in the communique to all the Central Government departments.