Published 17:53 IST, March 5th 2020

Facebook closes Seattle office after one of its workers tested postive for coronavirus

Facebook said infected worker was last seen at the Stadium East facility, employees were notified, and the company was now following health safety protocols.

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Facebook has reportedly shut down its Seattle office in  US after a contractor was tested positive for  coronavirus. It asked employees to work from home until end of month as directed by health officials. office is expected to remain closed for at least a week, confirmed international media report.

According to reports, Facebook revealed that infected worker was last seen at Stium East facility on February 21. It said that its employees were tified, and company was following strict public health safety protocols to prioritize everyone’s health and safety.

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International reports revealed that apart from Facebook US, Google and Amazon employees also contracted strain of disease elevating health concerns. A spokesperson for Amazon told media that an employee h been affected, and company was fully supporting affected person. It said that patient h been quarantined. spokeswoman confirmed that all co-workers in contact with affected employee, who worked at Amazon's South Lake Union office complex in Seattle, h been informed.  company informed that two of its employees in Milan h also been infected with COVID-19 and were under mandatory quarantine.

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Two companies in India report cases

Paytm recently, anunced that it would be temporarily closing down its Gurgoan office after an employee was tested positive for vel coronavirus. Fintech company anunced that it h vised all its colleagues to work from home for at least two days until furr contacts that were exposed to patient were traced. Currently, efforts to sanitize office are underway. infected employee h allegedly returned from Italy recently.  

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Ar tech giant Intel in Bangalore anunced in a statement that one of its employees in Bengaluru h 'potentially been exposed' to virus and has been isolated to prevent furr spre. company told media that several precautionary measures like travel restrictions, frequent office sanitization, and work-from-home provisions were being implemented to stop disease explosion.

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17:53 IST, March 5th 2020