That Office will Reportedly Remain Closed Till Monday

Amazon has instructed staff based in Seattle and nearby Bellevue that it recommends employees work from home till the top of March, in response to CNBC. The recommendation comes after Amazon confirmed on March 2nd that one among its Seattle-primarily based employees was quarantined with the novel coronavirus. That worker left work on February 25th and hasn’t returned. Google is asking workers in Washington state who have the flexibility to work remotely to do so, reports GeekWire. It’s also asking staff to not deliver guests to its Washington-based offices. Facebook has shut down one among its Seattle places of work after a contractor tested constructive for novel coronavirus, and it’s encouraging the company’s 5,000 Seattle-primarily based workers to work from home till March thirty first, in response to CNBC. That office will reportedly remain closed until Monday. Facebook has additionally restricted social guests to its workplaces. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the corporate is "strongly encouraging" all of its workers to work from home "if able." He mentioned the identical steerage applies to Square, which he also leads. On Friday, March 6th, Twitter mentioned a Seattle-primarily based employee "has been advised by their doctor that they possible have COVID-19" although is still awaiting ultimate testing. The worker hasn’t been in a Twitter workplace in a number of weeks, the company says, however it's closing the Seattle workplace "to deep clean" as a precaution.