Twitter Tells ALL 5,000 Employees To Work From Home To Avoid Spread Of Coronavirus
Folks over at Twitter are not playing any games! According to The Daily Mail, the company has told all of its 5,000 employees around the world to work from home in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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Twitter human resources chief Jennifer Christie said in a blog post on Monday, “We are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home if they’re able. Our goal is to lower the probability of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus for us – and the world around us.” The company said this would be mandatory for its workers in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan. In addition to this, Twitter had already announced the suspension of “non-critical” business travel and events last week.
As we previously reported, the outbreak has spread across the world since emerging in central China late last year. So far, more more than 3,100 people have died from the virus, and over 90,000, have been infected — prompting a wave of travel restrictions.
The number of coronavirus cases across the nation surged to more than 100. As of right now, six deaths have been attributed to the outbreak. Despite that, the U.S. surgeon general urged calm Tuesday although the number of coronavirus cases appear to continue to grow:
“We should be cautious and take appropriate measures to prepare and protect ourselves, but we should not be afraid,” Surgeon General Jerome Adams said. “We’ve been through this before, and no place in the world is better prepared to handle this challenge.” USA Today quotes.
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