Coronavirus outbreak: Major companies restrict travel to China for employees

In a bid to curb spre of dely coronavirus, major firms across globe have vised ir employees to refrain from travelling to China. In an unprecedented development, dely virus has killed 132 people and infected over 6,000 in China. 

Multiple flights cancelled

In United States, major airlines including United Airlines Holding Inc anunced cancellation of some flights to China as demand fell sharply following recent outbreak. Many global companies also told ir employees t to travel on deepening features of flu-like virus. Meanwhile, US government warned its citizens that y should reconsider visiting China. Facebook was amongst first organisations to anunce a travel suspension after US government’s warnings, asking employees to halt all n-essential travel to China and work from home if y h previously travelled. 

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South Korean government reportedly vised its citizens to stay away and UK asked its people to avoid all travels which weren’t important. LG Electronics, one of nation’s largest appliance maker has put a complete ban on travel to China and has instructed employees who were on business trips to return home as soon as possible. South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc said it was urging employees to avoid all n-essential travel to China, while banking group Standard Chartered PLC restricted travel to both mainland China and Hong Kong.

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Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd anunced that it has recommended employees to avoid travelling to China while ar automobile giant Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it plans to evacuate its Japanese staff and ir families in Wuhan via a government-chartered flight. Europe’s largest bank HSBC PLC banned ir staff from travelling to China ruled Hong Kong for two weeks and to mainland China until furr tice, international media reported. America’s Goldman Sachs Grioup Inc imposed similar measures. In Germany, auto supplier Webasto, which has 11 sites in China, including in Wuhan, has halted all corporate travel to and from China after an employee was found infected.