Italy is closing all schools and universities through March 15 as more than 3,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country.
The company informed employees of the change late Wednesday, one day after Amazonthat an employee who works in one of its Seattle offices tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon is headquartered in Seattle and has offices in Bellevue, where it employs more than 2,000 people.
An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC in a statement: "We are recommending that employees in Seattle/Bellevue who are able to work from home do so through the end of the month."10:12 am: Facebook closes a Seattle office after contractor tests positive for coronavirus A Facebook worker based in one of its Seattle offices tested positive for the coronavirus, and the company is encouraging all 5,000 employees in the area to work from home the rest of the month. Facebook said it is closing its Stadium East office until Monday, the end of the incubation period for the contractor, who was last in the office on Feb. 21. The company is encouraging all Seattle-based employees to work from home until March 31, based on King County's updated guidance.
of COVID-19 — a man and a woman with no connection to other people recently diagnosed with the virus.The new cases bring the city's total to four, according to de Blasio. The city is also checking at least five other people for the virus, according to city's website. Earlier Thursday, de Blasio told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that local health officials had found "4 people as of this morning who have tested positive."warned investors that the outbreak will cost the U.
that would be needed for medical professionals if the coronavirus outbreak were to erupt into a pandemic here.
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