Due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, Google has notified all its North American employees to work from home.
According to foreign media reports, Google has issued instructions to all employees in North America on the evening of the 10th local time, asking them to work from home. As of that date, the number of confirmed cases of New Coronavirus in the United States has increased to 808.
According to reports, Google sent a memo to employees by 5 pm EST on Tuesday (5 am Beijing time on Wednesday) informing them that they would be working remotely by at least April 10. A Google spokesperson subsequently confirmed this policy.
Since the first emergence of the new Coronavirus, Google’s fierce home office policy is one of the most extensive remote work policies adopted by the corporate world. Google currently employs about 100,000 people in North America.
At the time Google made this decision, the new Coronavirus panic was sweeping the world, with 118,101 confirmed cases worldwide and more than 4,000 deaths.
Affected by the new crown epidemic, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed more than 2,000 points lower on Monday. In this environment, many communities across the United States are expected to close schools and enable telecommuting policies.