Sage said that working from home was an easy and relatively cheap way to reduce contact and keep any resurgence of the virus lowSenior government advisers have warned against encouraging workers to rush back to the office this summer, amid fears that doing so could speed up a third wave. Boris Johnson has previously referred to working from home as having “days off” and last summer called for people to return to city centres once cases had fallen. SponsoredMembers of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) cautioned against any similar calls this summer, arguing that working from home was an easy and relatively cheap way to reduce contact and keep any resurgence of the virus low. At present, official advice is that people should work from home unless they have to be in the office to do their job. Assuming the country stays on its planned road

Source: The Times May 07, 2021 16:03 UTC