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Seattle - Amazon HQ employee and a Facebook contractor positive for Coronavirus
MICROSOFT, AMAZON ADVISE STAFF TO WORK FROM HOME AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS, FACEBOOK CONTRACTOR CONFIRMED INFECTED
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-covid-19-seattle-washington-state-microsoft-amazon-facebook-work-home-1490626
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft this week advised Puget Sound and Bay Area employees to work from home until March 25. In the new policy, it recommends staff postpone traveling to its campuses unless it is considered to be "essential for the continuity of Microsoft" and stressed non-essential business travel should be canceled in regions known to contain active COVID-19.
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Today, Bloomberg reported that a Seattle-based Facebook contractor had tested positive for COVID-19. The social networking firm is now asking employees in the region to work from home, and its Stadium East office space is expected to be closed to staff until early March.
"We've notified our employees and are following the advice of public health officials to prioritize everyone's health and safety," it said in a statement, GeekWire reported.
Microsoft's guidance about working from home follows similar steps released this week by Twitter, which said it was "strongly encouraging" all employees globally to avoid company offices if able.
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Today, Bloomberg reported that a Seattle-based Facebook contractor had tested positive for COVID-19. The social networking firm is now asking employees in the region to work from home, and its Stadium East office space is expected to be closed to staff until early March.
"We've notified our employees and are following the advice of public health officials to prioritize everyone's health and safety," it said in a statement, GeekWire reported.
Microsoft's guidance about working from home follows similar steps released this week by Twitter, which said it was "strongly encouraging" all employees globally to avoid company offices if able.
The Amazon HQ employee went home ill on Feb 25
We know incubation period is 2-24 days. Who knows how long before he felt ill that he was infected and contagious