Twitter staff told to work from home over virus fearsTwitter has told staff around the world to work from home if possible to help stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus. SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter staff across the world were asked to work from home starting Monday in an effort to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus epidemic. The social media platform's decision to ask its staff to avoid the office follows similar requests by governments in virus hotspots. Japan's government has urged the closure of schools nationwide and employers to give their staff permission to work remotely. Most civil servants in Hong Kong returned to work on Monday after they were asked to work from home for a month.

Source: Bangkok Post March 03, 2020 07:18 UTC