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A nurse in Wuhan walks to work while her husband drives behind her, showing the extreme the lengths that medical workers are willing to go to stop the coronavirus spread

CGTN A Wuhan nurse has quarantined herself away from her family so she doesn't risk exposing them to the new COVID-19 virus, CGTN, a state-linked station in China reported.  The woman's husband dri.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 13th, 2020

Detroit automakers idle U.S. plants to combat coronavirus outbreak

The Detroit Three automakers will shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus, bowing to pressure from the union representing about 150,000 hourly workers at those facilities, industry officials said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 18th, 2020

Detroit automakers shutter U.S. plants in move to stop coronavirus spread

The Detroit Three automakers will shut down their U.S. plants to stop the spread of coronavirus, bowing to pressure from the union representing about 150,000 hourly workers at those facilities, industry officials said......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 18th, 2020

Medical students around the US are offering to babysit for hospital workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic

Mic Smith/AP Photo Many healthcare workers are facing the strain of fighting the coronavirus at work while scrambling to figure out childcare f.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 18th, 2020

Cuomo says businesses must consider work from home or voluntarily close

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking businesses to seriously consider letting employees work from home or voluntarily closing to stop the spread of coronavirus. On Sunday, the governor said that if businesses do not voluntarily close physical locations, he .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 15th, 2020

Oil giants set health checks for critical staff, work-from-home rules

Major energy companies in the United States imposed work-from-home rules for office staff and began health checks for remote or critical workers as coronavirus spread and threatened an industry reeling from falling demand and profits......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 15th, 2020

Medical workers in Wuhan reveal smiles behind their masks after the city closes its last temporary hospital that was panic-built to accommodate overflow coronavirus patients

Twitter/Business Insider Medical workers in Wuhan, China, revealed smiles behind their masks to celebrate the closing of the last temporary hospital that was pani.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 14th, 2020

"Without lockdowns, cases spread rapidly": These charts show how aggressive government intervention works to stop coronavirus outbreaks

REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane New coronavirus infections are doubling every four days around the world. But not in China, which has imposed an extreme lockdown on its citizens. There, cases are declining. West.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 12th, 2020

Working from home because of coronavirus? Don’t give your company a different kind of virus

As millions of workers log into work from home to avoid the spread of COVID-19, there’s the risk that they could increase the chance of exposure to another kind of virus, the kind that can lock up corporate networks......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 11th, 2020

Would you like to work remotely to prevent the spread of coronavirus? It’s a luxury afforded to mostly white-collar workers

Older workers and those with families were usually happy to work from home, but it was a tougher experience for young and single workers, research suggests......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 5th, 2020

Coronavirus has prompted these tech companies to ask employees to work from home

Some of Washington state’s largest employers are telling their workers to telecommute to minimize the spread of coronavirus, and the policy could soon extend to Silicon Valley......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 5th, 2020

Zoom, the hot video-conferencing startup that"s helping remote workers amid the spread of coronavirus, is asking employees at its San Jose HQ to work from home (ZM)

Reuters/Carlo Allegri Videoconferencing company Zoom is asking employees at its San Jose, CA headquarters to .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 4th, 2020

British people could be told to work from home for at least 3 months to stop the spread of coronavirus

HENRY NICHOLLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images UK public could.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 3rd, 2020

Health department details work behind the scenes — and how you can help stop spread of COVID-19

There are no cases of the novel coronavirus here in Pittsburgh, but health officials aren’t taking any chances with preparations and are ready for what they think will likely be cases in the region. “A lot of work has been going on behind the sc.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 2nd, 2020

Medical mask prices are surging on Amazon

Masks designed to stop the spread of illnesses like coronavirus are rising in price following a warning by the CDC of the outbreak's possible spread......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 26th, 2020

Medical mask prices surge on Amazon after CDC comments on coronavirus in the U.S.

Masks designed to stop the spread of illnesses like coronavirus are rising in price following a warning by the CDC of the outbreak's po.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayFeb 26th, 2020

More than 1,700 healthcare workers in Wuhan have gotten the coronavirus. A study found that 29% of infections were in medical staff.

Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images As the new coronavirus, now known a.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 14th, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak impact: Many have yet to return to work in China

Many factories in China resumed work today after an extended Lunar New Year break, but many Taiwanese IT firms expected a low return rate of workers amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which is showing no signs of abating. Some compone.....»»

Category: topSource: digitimesFeb 10th, 2020

Huawei, Chinese chip makers keep factories humming despite virus outbreak

Some technology firms in China have maintained operations to manufacture parts and products despite government calls in various cities and provinces for companies to halt work to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 3rd, 2020

Huawei, Chinese chip makers keep factories humming despite coronavirus outbreak

Some Chinese technology firms are continuing to manufacture parts and products despite government calls across various cities and provinces for work to be halted as Being seeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus ravaging the country......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 3rd, 2020

US military says some US service members in South Korea may be quarantined to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus

US service members in South Kor.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 2nd, 2020