Google Announces Temporary Shutdown of its China Offices amid Coronavirus

New Delhi, January 30, 2020:

Google has announced that it will be shutting down its offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan temporarily following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the region.

According to latest reports, all the Google offices in mainland China including Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai will be closed. Meanwhile, there have been reports that there are temporary business travel restrictions on Googlers for mainland China and Hong Kong.

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Current employees in China are advised to return home, and to avoid their local office for fourteen days after leaving to reduce possible transmission.

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It may be mentioned here that Coronavirus has led to the death of as many as 170 people in China. The infection is also spreading to the neighboring areas. India is preparing to evacuate nations from Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease.

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