Coronavirus: Twitter asks its employees to work from home
Washington/IBNS: In a bid to keep its employees safe at a time when the world is witnessing a major coronavirus outbreak, Twitter on Tuesday asked them to work from their homes.
Twitter human resources chief Jennifer Christie said in a statement: " In addition to the travel, event and visitor restrictions that we previously shared, today we provided additional guidance as we look to protect the health and safety of our workforce. Beginning today, 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. We are operating out of an abundance of caution and the utmost dedication to keeping our Tweeps healthy," read the statement.
"Working from home will be mandatory for employees based in our Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea offices due in part to government restrictions. Our criteria will evolve over time as we get more information, and we will communicate to affected Tweeps as appropriate," read the statement further.
Cases of people infected by coronavirus emerged from different parts of the world ever since it emerged for the first time in China late last year.
The death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China has risen by 31 to 2,943, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 125 to 80,151, the state health committee said, reported Sputnik news agency.
According to the latest data from 31 provinces, 47,204 people have been discharged from hospitals.
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