2020

Coronavirus and the Workplace: What if the Boss Says Stay Home?

Furloughs. Sick leave. Working from home. You could experience any of these measures as businesses try to prevent their employees from being exposed to the coronavirus outbreak that health officials warn is almost inevitable in the United States. Some companies have already taken precautions like limiting travel to affected countries or big international conferences. Others […]

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Coronavirus: Staff force Louvre closure over infection fears

Image copyright Reuters Image caption People queued up outside the Louvre on Sunday but were not allowed in The Louvre museum in Paris has remained shut amid concerns over France’s coronavirus outbreak. Staff at the Louvre – the most visited museum in world – voted “almost unanimously” not to open on Sunday, a union representative

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How to Prepare for Coronavirus: Masks, Washing Hands, Masks and More

The coronavirus continues to spread in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with more than 70 cases and one death confirmed in the United States. While the Food and Drug Administration announced this weekend that testing in the United States would be greatly expanded, health experts have been warning that the virus’s spread in the

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Oregon has 1st coronavirus case: elementary school employee

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s first coronavirus case emerged on Friday, and the infected person worked at an elementary school in the Portland area, which will be temporarily closed, authorities said. “The case was not a person under monitoring or a person under investigation. The individual had neither a history of travel to a country where

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