The coronavirus outbreak has upended office life in Asia, revealing a massive gap in who can count on having a job
shows that working from home inhibits viruses from spreading.
. She said while some may find the protocol „extreme,“ she appreciates the proactive approach to preventing an outbreak.Opas, for instance, operated her business as usual without taking any time off, and she told her staff to wear gloves and masks, and to wash their hands between massage sessions. Sarah Lev, a freelance tour guide in Singapore, said travel agencies only hired her on five days for all of January, and she has yet to get booked in February.
A domestic worker in Hong Kong, who asked to stay anonymous, said she had already lost her job cleaning for a family. The worker said she has been unable to get to Hong Kong due to the„The experience of losing a job and not having a job to go back to affected me very much because it seems like I have to start from square one again,“ the worker said. „I can’t say my position is different from other professionals because we’re all working for money to support our families.
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