US: Microsoft employees asked to work from home as coronavirus fear looms large

On Mach 4, Microsoft Corporation asked its employees to work in order to limit exposure to rapidly spreing coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, Microsoft's anuncement is a response to positive cases near its Seattle hequarters and in California. As per reports, order extends till March 25.

According to sources, in a blog post, Executive Vice President Kurt DelBene told employees that y have been asked to work from home so as to ensure ir safety and also provide a safer work environment for those employees that would have to be on site. DelBene ded that re are employees such as those working in data centres and those in retail that will have to be onsite and that y should continue ir work at ir rmal work locations. In regards to ensuring safety of employees that would continue to work onsite, he claimed that Microsoft would follow government guidelines for disinfecting sites.

As per reports, blog post also claimed that employees should refrain from travelling to any countries with active coronavirus cases, this would include most of Europe, Asia and Americas. It also ded that employees were t required to travel if y did t feel comfortable doing so.

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greater Seattle area has reported 39 positive cases as of March 4 and has largest concentration of coronavirus infected in United States. According to reports, Microsoft also released guidelines for employees that continue to come to its offices. y have been recommended to limit prolonged close interaction people, keep personal meetings as short as possible and stay at least 6-feet away from ors.

Over 95,000 cases worldwide

dely new coronavirus that first started in Hubei Province in China last year, has w spre to multiple countries across world. Officially named COVID-19, number of infected cases has exceeded 95,000 worldwide and virus has claimed lives of more than 3,000 people.

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