, some of the world’s biggest employers are taking stringent measures to curb travel amid fear over its effect on global economy.Other companies are canceling corporate off-site events around the globe and making contingency plans for more employees to work remotely.SA told more than 290,000 employees to suspend all international business travel until March 15, and requested that all domestic trips be skipped whenever possible for now.
The company said it “shares global concerns over the spread and impact on public health of coronavirus.”Nigeria recorded its first case of Coronavirus after an Italian national tested positive to the virus, the Federal Ministry of Health said Thursaday. “The patient is clinically stable, with no serious symptoms, and is being managed at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos.”
The World Health Organization has issued health guidelines for businesses, and companies have also devised their own plans for keeping their work environment and communities safe.