Twitter staff told to work remotely due to coronavirus concerns
Twitter has become the first major US corporation to instruct its employees to work from home in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This decision was announced on Monday.
In a blog post shared by Twitter's human resources chief, Jennifer Christie, the social media company revealed that it was mandatory for staff in Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea to work remotely.
The blog post also stated that the company is "strongly encouraging" all of its 5,000 employees worldwide not to come to their offices.
The announcement emphasized the global goal of reducing the probability of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus:
“Beginning today, we are strongly encouraging all employees globally to work from home if they’re able.
“Our goal is to lower the probability of the...