As Coronavirus spreads from China to the rest of the world, businesses are making decisions to contain the spread.
Air travel has started to slow down, British Airlines and United Airlines cancelled all flights to mainland China (source).
Also, a number of businesses are turning to remote work:
It started in China, then several Hong-Kong and Singapore-based businesses are advising staff to work-from-home.
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 81, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more big businesses shut down or told staff to work from home in an effort to curb the spread. More here: https://t.co/wj3nuJbmTF pic.twitter.com/RJZQaJcNA5
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2020
Multinational firms ranging from Facebook to Goldman Sachs are trying to curb their employees' exposure to the spreading coronavirus by restricting travel to China, where the epidemic started, and encouraging some staffers in Asia to work from home. https://t.co/EmACy2KMbo
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 28, 2020
Work from home as a safety measure
Our sources indicate some Australia-based tech companies are advising staff to work from home - I expect many more businesses to do the same, globally! 😷
Prediction:
— Rodolphe Dutel (@rdutel) January 29, 2020
Within a month, several businesses will push employees for #remotework arrangements in the wake of #coronavirus.
I'm not a medical professional, when facing a global outbreak that's fast spreading, it seems wise to let staff work from home, at least for a time.
UPDATE: It's happening....
As the virus (unfortunately) spreads, #remotework becomes mandatory at more companies...
— Rodolphe Dutel (@rdutel) February 3, 2020
"Coronavirus Forces World’s Largest Work-From-Home Experiment" via @business https://t.co/KG4yIHMgr3
UPDATE 2: China's Schools going remote... for now?
China's Ministry of Education has required colleges and universities nationwide to offer online teaching and learning resources following the postponement of school semesters due to the novel #coronavirus outbreak. pic.twitter.com/2tb4BKotX4
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) February 5, 2020
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