New Delhi, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has instructed all furloughed workers to resume their duties, even as the partial government shutdown continues, according to a message sent to staff on Friday, as reported by Reuters.

The notice directs all affected employees to report back on their next scheduled workday, which for most will be Monday.

The notice mentioned an April 3 memo published by the White House in which US President Donald Trump signed an emergency order to pay every DHS employee the equivalent compensation and benefits lost during the partial shutdown of the agency, as reported by Reuters.

A Trump administration official separately confirmed that DHS has told all employees to return to work and th...