Google orders all North American employees to work from home

Google has instructed all employees in North America to work from home. The reason is, of course, to respond to the spread of Corona 19 infection. This is an expansion of the recommended area for employees in the San Francisco area. It lasts at least until April 10th.

Most conglomerates in the United States have been giving orders to work from home in a limited area until now, but they are expected to expand the scope like Google in the future. In addition, Google also announced a policy that it will not allow advertisements for medical masks for the time being other than instructions from employees to work from home. This is to prevent the disappearance of products for the general public to obtain masks and return to medical workers. The CDC of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that wearing masks is largely adequate or there is no evidence of effectiveness. In addition, the U.S. Public Health Service PHSQ also tweeted a strong expression that if masks are insufficient, they should stop buying masks in consideration of the impact on medical workers.

In addition, Google is setting up a fund to support vacationers when employees are quarantined due to symptoms of Corona 19. Related information can be found here .